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Imagery à la Mode
Kind of Activity:
Creative Writing
Objective:
To understand imagery by using it in a creative writing exercise.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2
Structure:
Mansfield uses imagery in several stories to emphasize character traits, plot developments, and/or themes. Have students write a short story in which they use imagery to emphasize someone's state of mind, the relationship between characters (as in Mr. & Mrs. Dove), or a broader theme developing in the story. This online literary devices index may be helpful in explaining and illustrating imagery to students: Literary Index - Imagery.
Students may choose...
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