Disgrace Lesson Plan

Symbolic Poems

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will demonstrate their comprehension of the symbolism in the novel and creatively weave that symbolism into their own writing.

Structure:

To begin this activity, break students into five groups and assign each one a symbol from the novel to analyze: dogs, fire, sheep, Lord Byron, and the farm. In their groups, they will need to come up with a detailed description of what _____ symbolizes and how they came to that conclusion. For this, they will need to include direct evidence from the text.

Next, share with the class the poem "Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver and explain the symbolism of the wild geese...