SpringBoard 7 lesson 3.8 on Symbolism, Imagery, Figurative Language, and Tone, and literary devices to identify a novel's themes.

1. SIFTing Through Tangerine
Activity 3.8

2. Learning Targets
• Analyze how symbol, imagery, and figurative
language contribute to tone and theme.
• Revise a literary analysis paragraph to
include phrases and appositives.

3. Quickwrite
Part 1 of Tangerine ends with Paul
experiencing what he calls a “miracle.” What is
your definition of a miracle? What “miracle”
does Paul experience?

4. SIFT

5. Applying SIFT
Use your glossary to define each term in
the first column. In the second column, take
notes as you work with your class to SIFT
through “Friday, September 15.” Working with
your group, apply the SIFT strategy to
another chapter as your teacher directs.
Record your analysis in the third column.

6. An object, person, or
place that stands for
something else
Descriptive
language used to
create word
pictures.
Imaginative
language that is
not meant to be
taken literaly
Inference
A writer’s or
speaker's attitude
toward a subject.
Inference, The
central idea,
message, or
purpose.

7. Tangerine MS is a symbol of
Paul’s hope for the future
because Tangerine is bright
and sunny and he is optimistic
about playing soccer there

8. Tangerine MS is a symbol of
Paul’s hope for the future
because Tangerine is bright
and sunny and he is optimistic
about playing soccer there
Paul describes the uniforms as
“blue pants, white shirts and
blue ties” which makes them
seem plain.

9. Tangerine MS is a symbol of
Paul’s hope for the future
because Tangerine is bright
and sunny and he is optimistic
about playing soccer there
Paul describes the uniforms as
“blue pants, white shirts and
blue ties” which makes them
seem plain.
Caroline says, the Catholic
school was “flooded” by calls
from students wanting to go
there, a metaphor that reflects
the disaster of the sinkhole.

10. Tangerine MS is a symbol of
Paul’s hope for the future
because Tangerine is bright
and sunny and he is optimistic
about playing soccer there
Paul describes the uniforms as
“blue pants, white shirts and
blue ties” which makes them
seem plain.
Caroline says, the Catholic
school was “flooded” by calls
from students wanting to go
there, a metaphor that reflects
the disaster of the sinkhole.
Tone: nervous and worried at
first, then hopeful and excited.
Theme: good results can come
from a disaster.

11. Expository Paragraph
Write a literary analysis paragraph analyzing how literary elements
such as symbol, imagery, figurative language, and tone contributed
to that theme.
Be sure to:
• Include a topic sentence that identifies a theme from the novel
• Identify new specific literary elements you found to support this
theme
• Provide textual evidence in the form of quotes.

15. Revise
Choose at least one sentence from your
literary analysis paragraph about theme.
Revise it to include a prepositional phrase
and/or an appositive. As you revise and
publish, make sure your paragraph supports
the theme with at least two examples of
symbol, imagery, figurative, and/or tone.