My language arts class is reading We Were Not Alone by Patricia Reece Roper and Karola Hilbert Reece. The students are writing stories from their lives containing symbolism and showing a time they were courageous. We are discussing the elements of story such as character, description using the five senses, and discovering the main character's need or want.  Yesterday I made a connection with one of the student's symbols and saw how it related to the story in a deep way. Then I thought about the symbols chosen by the other students and I was thrilled at how a simple symbol makes deeper meaning in a story.

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