ALLEGORYMrs. DiLauro

ALLEGORIES

Are types of stories in which the author uses symbols to tell a story in order to get us to interpret how it applies to real life.

RELIGIOUS David and Goliath

CULTURAL The Lego Movie

MORAL Tortoise and the Hare

POLITICAL The Wizard of Oz

Now, let’s chat… What is the purpose of the allegory?

Write down a few ideas? Why don’t author’s just SAY what they mean??? What good does it do us?

Now, write your own allegory about how explorers treat native cultures.