Ask students to then produce wall charts outlining these items and present mini-lectures detailing their importance and contemporary application. Ask students to write essays analysing the purpose and effectiveness of recurring images, motifs, and symbols in one or more pieces of literature. Invite students to follow an image, motif, or symbol through one or several plays or sonnets using the Shakespeare concordance on CD-ROM or on the Internet. In addition to essay writing, posters, sketches, and other visual forms can be very effective for extending and revealing students' understanding of images, motifs and symbols. When students write essays, provide opportunities for them to receive feedback about their drafts before they submit their final work.
Students can provide peer feedback for each other following a structured format.
Discuss the criteria and provide students with a copy of the marking scale you plan to use before they write their essays. Copyright 1996 . All Rights Reserved. BC MOE Curriculum Branch .