Literary Elements in Films: Symbols, Motifs, and Themes
Daily Edit
1.
One of the boys in mondays science class finished their
experiment early and consequently began writing his report.
2.
The goal is to have graduation go as smooth as possible any
arrangement different than the ones approved are to be
adjusted in homeroom.
•
Any arrangement different than the ones approved
must be adjusted in homeroom.
•
Senior homeroom teachers must make adjustments
if the arrangements are different than the
arrangements Mr. Bucher approved.
•
Passive voice: The puppy was bought by me.
•
Active voice: I bought the puppy.
Passive voice to active voice
Any arrangement that differs from Mr. Bucher’s
approved arrangements is to be adjusted in homeroom
by senior homeroom teachers.
Senior homeroom teachers should adjust any
arrangements that differ from Mr. Bucher’s approved
arrangements.
Active Sentence: I bought the puppy.
Passive sentence: The puppy was bought me.
I went to the pet store one day. After the puppy was
bought by me, she was so happy! My new dog and I
had a fun day in the park.
Symbolism
Symbol
:
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Something (that means more than what it is
•
Something concrete that stands for something
abstract
•
Appears once or twice in a text, holding deeper
meaning
Examples of symbols in the film:
•
Hair, fry bread, fire, ash
Motif
•
Similar to symbolism, but
more closely tied to theme
•
Something that works to help explain the central
idea of a text
•
Occurs consistently throughout the text
Examples of motifs in the film:
Questioning truth/lies, running away, telling stories
Theme
•
This is
the message about life or human nature that the
writer presents to the reader
•
There
can be more than one theme
in a text
•
A theme is
always written as an original sentence
Example from
Smoke Signals
Topic:
Truth
Theme:
The honesty of a story is not as important as the
truth it ultimately reveals.
How is one of the following
motifs connected to a theme?
Work with a partner to develop a theme sentence about
Smoke Signals
.
Then describe how one of the following motifs relates to
that theme.
Motifs:
Questioning lies/truth
Running away
Storytelling
Question Four
In your opinion, which form tells this story better, the
short story or the film?
Why?
How Are These Connected?
•
Poetry
: “13/16”
•
Song
: “Song of the Sky Loom”
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Short Story
: “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix,
Arizona”, “The World on the Turtle’s Back”, “Fox
and Coyote, and Whale”
•
Essay
: “Indian Education”
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Film
:
Smoke Signals
Quick Write: Genre
•
Of the genres we’ve studied so far,
which has been
most effective?
•
Pick one (poetry, short story, essay, film, or song)
and write down:
•
Five traits that makes that genre stand out from the
others
•
One sentence explaining why that genre is effective
Genre Posters
•
Travel to the place in the room where that genre is
posted
•
Work as a team to
create a poster praising that genre
•
Use a marker to write down a word or sentence
explaining what makes that genre effective
•
Every person
in the group must write down something
new,
OR add on
to what another person in the group
has written
•
(try to make sure everyone writes in a different color)
Homework
Tomorrow we begin our work with “Survival Stories”,
all about individuals who complete odysseys involving
nature and the American “wild”.
Tonight, read and annotate “To Build a Fire” by Jack
London
•
There is also an audio recording of this short story
available on my website
Explore the significance of symbolism, motifs, and themes in storytelling through examples from films. Symbols like hair and fire, motifs such as questioning truth, and themes like the importance of honesty are analyzed, highlighting how these elements enrich the narrative.
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Daily Edit 1. One of the boys in mondays science class finished their experiment early and consequently began writing his report. The goal is to have graduation go as smooth as possible any arrangement different than the ones approved are to be adjusted in homeroom. 2.
Any arrangement different than the ones approved must be adjusted in homeroom. Senior homeroom teachers must make adjustments if the arrangements are different than the arrangements Mr. Bucher approved. Passive voice: The puppy was bought by me. Active voice: I bought the puppy.
Passive voice to active voice Any arrangement that differs from Mr. Bucher s approved arrangements is to be adjusted in homeroom by senior homeroom teachers. Senior homeroom teachers should adjust any arrangements that differ from Mr. Bucher s approved arrangements.
Active Sentence: I bought the puppy. Passive sentence: The puppy was bought me. I went to the pet store one day. After the puppy was bought by me, she was so happy! My new dog and I had a fun day in the park.
Symbolism Symbol: Something (that means more than what it is Something concrete that stands for something abstract Appears once or twice in a text, holding deeper meaning Examples of symbols in the film: Hair, fry bread, fire, ash
Motif Similar to symbolism, but more closely tied to theme Something that works to help explain the central idea of a text Occurs consistently throughout the text Examples of motifs in the film: Questioning truth/lies, running away, telling stories
Theme This is the message about life or human nature that the writer presents to the reader There can be more than one theme in a text A theme is always written as an original sentence Example from Smoke Signals Topic: Truth Theme: The honesty of a story is not as important as the truth it ultimately reveals.
How is one of the following motifs connected to a theme? Work with a partner to develop a theme sentence about Smoke Signals. Then describe how one of the following motifs relates to that theme. Motifs: Questioning lies/truth Running away Storytelling
Question Four In your opinion, which form tells this story better, the short story or the film? Why?
How Are These Connected? Poetry: 13/16 Song: Song of the Sky Loom Short Story: This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona , The World on the Turtle s Back , Fox and Coyote, and Whale Essay: Indian Education Film: Smoke Signals
Quick Write: Genre Of the genres we ve studied so far, which has been most effective? Pick one (poetry, short story, essay, film, or song) and write down: Five traits that makes that genre stand out from the others One sentence explaining why that genre is effective
Genre Posters Travel to the place in the room where that genre is posted Work as a team to create a poster praising that genre Use a marker to write down a word or sentence explaining what makes that genre effective Every person in the group must write down something new, OR add on to what another person in the group has written (try to make sure everyone writes in a different color)
Homework Tomorrow we begin our work with Survival Stories , all about individuals who complete odysseys involving nature and the American wild . Tonight, read and annotate To Build a Fire by Jack London There is also an audio recording of this short story available on my website
