Signs/Symbols In The Real World
Conventional Symbols in Literature
Symbols In Movies/Pop Culture
Scenarios
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This symbol is used to let people know that the bathroom they are entering is for women.
100

This color often represents blood, passion, emotion, and danger. 

What is red?

100

The Flash's superpower is that he is very fast. The symbol on his chest is a lighting bolt which has an incredibly fast traveling speed. The lighting bolt represents his speed.

100

T.J. went to look in the cage at his new pet, Hopper. The carrot T.J. had put in the cage was gone! What kind of animal can you infer that T.J. has?

What is a bunny/rabbit?

200
This is a symbol for danger and is often put in front of poisonous liquids to let people know they are not safe to drink.
200

This symbol is used to warn about impending death.

What is a buzzard/vulture?

200

This dystopia novel included a pin of a mockingjay that symbolized hope on the jacket of the main character

What is The Hunger Games?


200

When Emilio was young, he and his best friend spent hours playing FIFA 15. Emilio and his best friend would constantly create teams and update their rosters before spending hours going against each other and against other players on the internet. The time spent together playing that game helped strengthen their relationship. Emilio's friend has moved, but Emilio still keeps the game around. What can you infer about Emilio based on the fact that he keeps the game?

He misses his friend. He has very good memories with his friend and the game helps him remember them.

300
This symbol is placed in libraries, hospitals, and other places where people are expected to be quiet. Sometimes teachers will use this gesture as a symbol for their students to be quiet.
300

This season often represents birth or new beginnings.

What is Spring?

300

This very famous novel included a character named Boo Radley

What is To Kill a Mockingbird?

300

Leon's room is very big. If you were to go into it you would see that she has many things thrown around it. There is a guitar with an old sheet of music, there is an old basketball that seems to be dusty, there is a camera that has a scratch on the lens, there is a karate uniform that seems to have been used just yesterday. What can you infer about Leon based on this information about these objects?

Leon is very talented and has many interests. Leon moves on from one interest to the next very quickly. Leon does not take care of his belongings. Leon is very curious about the world around him.

400

An eight sided red sign tells drivers to do what?

What is a stop sign?

400

This animal often represents an element of sacrifice?

What is a lamb?

400

Batman is often recognized by the bat symbol. Why has Batman chosen a bat as the symbol for himself?

He has a fear of bats, so he picks his most-feared creature and turns it on his enemies.

400

Mr. Toledo keeps a small doll on his desk in the front of the class. The doll was given to him by an indigenous woman who took care of him when he was a child. This woman was with him while his mother worked in the town they lived in and while his father worked in another country. The woman taught him a lot about being kind to people and read to him. The woman fed him and showed him the long process of getting food from a farm to an actual dinner plate. Why does Mr. Toledo keep the doll? What does it symbolize for him?

It symbolizes the respect he has for the woman who took care of him. It symbolizes all of the lessons she taught him.

500

A barbershop.

500

This piece of clothing often is symbolic of human trickery.

What is a cloak?

500

The kite serves as a symbol of Amir’s happiness in this well known novel by Khaled Hosseini

What is The Kite Runner?

500

Mr. Avdic has a plate on his desk that a student bought him during an 8th grade trip to Washington, D.C that took a long time for Mr. Avdic to plan. The student secretly had all of the students on the trip sign it before giving it to Mr. Avdic. Even though Mr. Avdic no longer works with these students, he keeps the plate displayed. What does it symbolize for him?

That all of the hard work it takes to plan something for students is appreciated in the end. To keep working hard on behalf of children.