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Literary Analysis and Symbolism Lab
Students analyze characterization, decode symbols, label techniques, map plot structure and write about a story.
Grades 6–12Virtual lab · 5 stations1 student per deviceNo student loginsWorks offline
Try it free: the demo opens the Start page and Station 1 right in your browser. No sign-up needed.
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Grade versions included
- Grades 6–8: An original two-part story, STEAL characterization, symbol matching, plot structure and a folk tale source
- Grades 9–12: An original two-part story with a character whose actions contradict his words, a symbol that builds, diction, chronology and an interpretive thesis
What students practice
Characterization, symbolism and motif, literary techniques, plot structure and chronology, comparing a story to its source, writing an interpretive thesis
Standards
OAS Standard 3: Critical Reading and Writing
Common Core: RL.3 · RL.4 · RL.5 · RL.6 · RL.9
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How it works
- Open the game file in any web browser: Chromebooks, laptops or your smartboard. No accounts, no student logins and no internet needed once it's downloaded.
- The download has a separate file for each grade band. Open the one that fits your class.
- Each student types their name on the Start page, then works through the stations in order. Each station has a prediction, a hands-on activity, a data table or log that fills in as they work and a check question.
- Students finish with a printable lab report (print or save as PDF). The Teacher Notes include the standards, a full answer key and a reset button for shared devices.
- Each purchase includes the lab files and a one-page Quick Start guide.
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