{"id":4164,"date":"2015-09-10T22:11:47","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T02:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=4164"},"modified":"2015-09-11T17:14:45","modified_gmt":"2015-09-11T21:14:45","slug":"playdough-symbolism-at-green-run-collegiate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/playdough-symbolism-at-green-run-collegiate\/","title":{"rendered":"Playdough Symbolism at Green Run Collegiate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Juniors at Green Run Collegiate (GRC) reviewed the literary element of symbolism on their first day of Language and Literature, their 11th grade English class.<\/p>\n<p>Students defined symbolism and thought about objects and color in order to create a symbol that represented them. They created symbols like music notes, trees, food and a Ying Yang to represent things that are meaningful to them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/First-Day-Playdough-1A-62.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4173\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/First-Day-Playdough-1A-62.jpg\" alt=\"First Day Playdough 1A (6)\" width=\"1546\" height=\"1160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/First-Day-Playdough-1A-62.jpg 1546w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/First-Day-Playdough-1A-62-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/First-Day-Playdough-1A-62-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/First-Day-Playdough-1A-62-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1546px) 100vw, 1546px\" \/><\/a>&#8220;I created a tree to represent how much I have grown and how much more growth I have to do,&#8221; said junior Denise DelRosario. Fellow student Brandi Patrick created the logo of her beloved step team, the Lady Divas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/First-Day-Playdough-1A-13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4172\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/First-Day-Playdough-1A-13.jpg\" alt=\"First Day Playdough 1A (1)\" width=\"1546\" height=\"1160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/First-Day-Playdough-1A-13.jpg 1546w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/First-Day-Playdough-1A-13-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/First-Day-Playdough-1A-13-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/First-Day-Playdough-1A-13-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1546px) 100vw, 1546px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/First-Day-Playdough-1A-121.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4174\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/First-Day-Playdough-1A-121.jpg\" alt=\"First Day Playdough 1A (12)\" width=\"1546\" height=\"1160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/First-Day-Playdough-1A-121.jpg 1546w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/First-Day-Playdough-1A-121-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/First-Day-Playdough-1A-121-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/First-Day-Playdough-1A-121-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1546px) 100vw, 1546px\" \/><\/a>This lesson is modeled from the popular Teach Like a Pirate philosophy by educational author, Dave Burgess. Though playing with play dough is not something high school students usually do, they relished the opportunity for hands-on learning. They then presented their first Oral Commentary based on their symbol, which was their opportunity to explain their creation to their classmates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juniors at Green Run Collegiate (GRC) reviewed the literary element of symbolism on their first day of Language and Literature, their 11th grade English class. 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