Symbolism Flipbook and PowerPoint - Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe

Are you looking for a fun way to practice analyzing symbolism in “Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe? This symbolism flipbook moves from identifying concrete attributes of a symbol to getting into the nitty-gritty analysis. 

Your “Masque of the Red Death” symbolism project includes:

1. A step-by-step PowerPoint showing how to construct the Flipbook (You can edit the requirements for each flap)
2. A full Teacher's Guide for each flap of the Flipbook for Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe, including analysis of six major symbols
3. Two editable rubrics (analytic and holistic, prints 2/pg)
4. A brainstorming sheet for students (prints 2/pg)
5. Digital version (editable for any text)
6. Plain-text symbolism analysis assignment for screen-readers

You can adjust the requirements or labels for each flap according to the needs of your classroom! This project has really helped my students analyze symbolism, since the tabs move from concrete to abstract. Since the project is so scaffolded, I have also been able to leave it as a sub plan and still return to amazing results!

What teachers like you are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “FANTASTIC activity! The student's loved it and it helped them dig into ‘Masque of the Red Death.’ The powerpoint was very helpful and I have been able to use it with other novels as well. Wonderful activity.” -Heather C.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Rubric was easily editable and adaptable. Students enjoyed exploring symbolism through this flipbook.” -Shawn N.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Really helped with the concept of symbolism. Used it in a larger unit - students liked it so much they wanted to do examples from all of the stories we read.” -Erin M.

Other activities for teaching symbolism:

Symbolism & Allegory Lesson with Tootsie Roll Pops

My Shield: Symbolism Essay

Symbolism Song Project

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