Short Stories for Teaching Symbolism

The Teaching ELA Podcast

In today’s episode of the Teaching ELA Podcast, I discuss several short stories with a focus on symbolism: “Masque of the Red Death,” “Through the Tunnel,” “The Minister’s Black Veil,” “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings,” “The Moustache,” “A Worn Path,” “The Yellow Wallpaper,” and whatever else comes to mind.

Takeaways

1. Citing textual evidence to support analysis leads to exploring a story’s theme, which is pretty much THEE standard of all standards.
2. Most literature has symbolic meanings that contribute to the story’s overall theme.
3. Symbols can be universal or textual,.

Links and Resources

1. Symbolism Lesson Plans Collection
2. The 2-minute Symbolism Lesson Plan
3. “The Minister’s Black Veil” lesson plans
4. “Masque of the Red Death” lesson plans
5. “Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” lesson plans
6. “The Necklace” lesson plans
7. “A Worn Path” lesson plans
8. “Yellow Wallpaper” lesson plans
9. “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs lesson plans