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Weaving Literary Themes with Machine Tape: A Creative Approach to Language Arts

Explore a unique method of expressing literary themes through woven strips of adding machine tape, adapted by Anna J. Small Roseboro. This project, inspired by Nancy J. Johnson's article, invites students to visually represent key ideas and themes from various works, such as Sophocles' "Oedipus Rex" and Graham Greene's "The Quiet American." Students arrange words, images, and symbols to craft a visual narrative, promoting deeper understanding and engagement with the text. Enhance your writing with vibrant interpretations that mirror characters and themes found in literature.

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Weaving Literary Themes with Machine Tape: A Creative Approach to Language Arts

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  1. Literary Weaving Strips 2 feet of 2 inch adding machine tape Adapted by Anna J. Small Roseborowww.teachinglanguagearts.wordpress.com From article by Nancy J. Johnson Voices in the Middle, September, 1997

  2. Color(s) Images Shapes Symbols Quotations Key Words, Phrases Design (Layout) Decide To portray a key idea or theme

  3. Arrange on Strip Sophocles’ Three roads – three tragedies learns truth searches for truth “damned in my marriage..” OEDIPUS REX

  4. The Quiet American by Graham Greene Whatever shows, is a theme, a significant image, or a symbol.

  5. The Life of Pi “If there is only one nation in the sky, shouldn’t all passports be valid for it?” RIGID RELIGIOUS LEADERS FLEXIBLE CHARACTER, PI

  6. That Creative student Not limited to lateral lineal design

  7. The strips woven and hung

  8. Art  Writing w/Depth Write essay explaining colors, images, symbols, words and placement, backing up interpretation with specific details from the story, play, or novel. Black, White and Jewish by Rebecca Walker

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