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Imagery and symbolism in The Living and the Dead
Kind of Activity:
Artistic Response
Objective:
Students will use art to examine opposites in The Living and the Dead
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.5
Structure:
The Living and the Dead is rich with symbolic imagery, and Tagore uses these literary tools to explore opposites in the story. Assign each student one of the following pairs of opposites to examine within the story:
Darkness vs. Light
Uncertainty vs. Seeing
Dead vs. Alive
Disconnection vs. Love
Have students identify a symbols relating to their assigned pair of opposites. Then have them create two small collages...
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