Miss Follett's "The Scarlet Ibis" WebQuest

Task

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/

  1. What is an allegory?
  1. What are some examples of allegories in everyday life?
  1. 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

  1.  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

and

http://www.hoglezoo.org.php53-10.dfw1-2.websitetestlink.com/meet_our_animals/animal_finder/scarlet_ibis/

and

http://www1.broward.edu/~ssimpson/medford.html

 

  1. Where does the Scarlet Ibis live?
  1. Provide a brief physical description of the bird.
  1. What are some behavioral characteristics of the bird?
  1. Describe the environment in which a scarlet ibis lives.
  1. How is the environment important to the bird’s survival?

Activity #5:

Go to these websites and answer the following questions:         

Image file: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bleeding_Tree.JPG

and

https://aliceelizabethcook.wordpress.com/tag/nature/ (scroll down to find December 12, 2013)

and        

http://www.amusingplanet.com/2014/05/the-bloodwood-tree.html

and         

http://listverse.com/2011/10/03/top-10-unusual-trees/ (scroll down to read # 8)

  1. What is a bleeding tree?
  1. What causes a tree to look like it is bleeding? 

Activity #6:

Go to these websites and answer the following questions:         

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/chris.thorns/theory/symbolism.pdf

  1. What is blood a symbol for in literature?
  1. What is red a symbol for in literature?
  1. What is autumn or fall a symbol for in literature?
  1. What does a storm or bad weather symbolize in literature?  

Find answer here:  http://www.cloudman.com/literature.htm   (last sentence)