What images symbolize hatred, peace, freedom, or confinement? What feelings do these images evoke in the viewer? What power do images have? These and many other questions provide the framework for students to use technology to explore symbolism in Elie Wiesel's Night. Students begin with a discussion of everyday symbols, such as street signs and hand gestures, to help them come up with their own definition for symbolism. Students then choose and analyze a passage from Night that uses darkness as a symbol, and then brainstorm how they might reinterpret their selected passage as an image. After learning about symbolism and discussing its use in the book, students create visual representations using an interactive tool. Students then express their response to the symbolism in the book by creating a photo montage using images from multiple websites about the Holocaust, text from survivor stories, articles about hate crimes, and Night.
- Subject:
- Education
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Unit of Study
- Provider:
- Florida Center for Research in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
- Provider Set:
- iCPALMS: A Standards-based K-12 Resources and Tools Pathway
- Author:
- Catherine Thomason
- Date Added:
- 07/26/2012