Provide hands-on activities for practice and mastery. Check for understanding of concepts and skills by using relevant standard materials, i.e. worksheets, text problems, workbooks, teacher prepared exercises, etc.
"Symbol" worksheets and poetry explication.
Objective: To reinforce understanding by working with symbols. To develop a symbol bank, a glossary of common symbols.
Activity: Symbol worksheet (pictures provided and students give meaning). Check own answers when complete. Students choose either "Brown Baby" or "Johnny" to analyze using system provided by teacher.