1. You and Your Symbols
a lesson by Connie Nelson

2. Your task:
• Find symbols that represent the roles you
play in your social groups

3. Symbol
• What is a symbol?

4. sym
• Latin prefix
• changes meaning of word
• sym = with, together

5. symphony
a usually long musical composition for a full orchestra

6. sympathy
sharing the feelings or interests of another

7. Symbol
• What is a symbol?

8. A symbol brings together...

9. A symbol brings together...
• An object WITH

10. A symbol brings together...
• An object WITH
• an idea or concept

11. A symbol brings together...
• An object WITH
• an idea or concept
• a feeling

12. A symbol brings together...
• An object WITH
• an idea or concept
• a feeling
• a person

13. A symbol brings together...
• An object WITH
• an idea or concept
• a feeling
• a person
• a name brand

14. A symbol brings together...
• An object WITH
• an idea or concept
• a feeling
• a person
• a name brand
• An apple can be a symbol.

15. A symbol brings together...
• An object WITH
• an idea or concept
• a feeling
• a person
• a name brand
• An apple can be a symbol.
• An apple can symbolize.... or an apple can
be symbolic.

16. A symbol brings together...
• An object WITH
• an idea or concept
• a feeling
• a person
• a name brand
• An apple can be a symbol.
• An apple can symbolize.... or an apple can
be symbolic.
• What could an apple symbolize?

17. Groups/Roles/
Behaviors
• You are members in groups
• Family
• Soccer team
• You have roles that you play in groups
• Sister - Brother - Daughter - Son
• Goalie - Captain
• What symbols represent the roles you play?

18. Two rose stems symbolize my role as a sister to my brother. We are
"cut" from our parents and from each other. The thorns symbolize painful
times as siblings and the sweet fragrance of roses symbolize our happy
memories and love for one another.

19. A snowflake
symbolizes me as
a skier. I'm very
fragile when on
skis and easily
dissolve into fear
when faced with
steep slopes.

20. How does
“superglue”
symbolizes a
mom?

21. Who could this
symbol
represent?

22. Your task:
• Find symbols that represent the roles you
play in your social groups

23. Task Steps
1. Go to Graphic Glog Organizer - line #7
2. List your roles and the objects that might symbolize you
3. Record some keywords to use in a search
4. Search for images in Image Quest
5. Put selections into your Lightbox
6. Make your selections
7. Copy & paste the MLA citations to line #7
8. Upload the images & identify your role with a text box
9. Add your MLA citation in alphabetic order in your Works
Cited text box on your Glog

24. Works Cited
Apple. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 4 Sep 2012. http://quest.eb.com/images/156_2394497
DNA Question Mark. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 4 Sep 2012. http://quest.eb.com/images/
132_1244866
Nurse Checking Boy In Intensive Care Unit Bed. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 6 Sep 2012.
http://quest.eb.com/images/154_2896656
Open Book. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 4 Sep 2012. http://quest.eb.com/images/132_1251763
Snowflake. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 4 Sep 2012. http://quest.eb.com/images/132_1239957
SuperGlue Adhesive. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 4 Sep 2012. http://quest.eb.com/images/
139_2014804
San Diego Symphony Orchestra. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 6 Sep 2012. http://quest.eb.com/
images/302_638980
Two Pink Roses. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 4 Sep 2012. http://quest.eb.com/images/
118_813147