Process
Name ______________________________________ Date ________________ Period _____
“The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst
Symbolism and Allegory
Directions. Please complete this worksheet as you travel through this WebQuest.
Activity #1:
Go to this website and answer the following questions:
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/myths/SIYC_achelous-hercules_symbol.pdf
and
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-symbolism.html
1. What is a symbol?
Give an example of 2 symbols and what they stand for:
2. Symbol: _______________________ What does it stand for? ______________________
3. Symbol: _______________________ What does it stand for? ______________________
Activity #2:
Go to this website and answer the following questions:
http://literarydevices.net/allegory/
4. What is an allegory?
5. What are some examples of allegories in everyday life?
6. What is the difference between a symbol and an allegory?
Activity #3:
Go to these websites and answer the following questions:
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-symbolism.html
7. List a flower and explain what it symbolizes.
Activity #4:
Go to these websites and answer the following questions:
http://www.zoonewengland.org/franklin-park-zoo/our-animals/birds/scarlet-ibis
http://www1.broward.edu/~ssimpson/medford.html
8. Where does the Scarlet Ibis live?
9. Provide a brief physical description of the bird.
10. What are some behavioral characteristics of the bird?
11. Describe the environment in which a scarlet ibis lives.
12. How is the environment important to the bird’s survival?
Activity #5:
Go to these websites and answer the following questions:
Image file:
https://aliceelizabethcook.wordpress.com/tag/nature/ (scroll down to find December 12, 2013)
http://www.amusingplanet.com/2014/05/the-bloodwood-tree.html
http://listverse.com/2011/10/03/top-10-unusual-trees/ (scroll down to read # 8)
13. What is a bleeding tree?
14. What causes a tree to look like it is bleeding?
Activity #6:
Go to these websites and answer the following questions:
15. What is blood a symbol for in literature?
16. What is red a symbol for in literature?
17. What is autumn or fall a symbol for in literature?
18. What does a storm or bad weather symbolize in literature?
Find answer here: http://www.cloudman.com/literature.htm