Use this activity to engage all types of learners, while requiring that they refer to and incorporate details from the text over the course of the activity.

“The Bronze Bow”

In this activity, students create a symbol representing a cause they care about.

In the novel, Daniel’s symbol of the bronze bow represents something he is passionate about. Identify a cause you care about and create your own symbol by crafting it yourself or illustrating it as a reminder of why you pursue the cause. Then prepare an oral presentation to describe your cause, what your symbol means, and how it compares to the novel’s use of the bronze bow. Use the questions below to guide your thinking:

• What is the cause you care about?
• Why do you care about your cause?
• What is your symbol?
• What does your symbol mean?
• How does your symbol compare to the symbol of the bronze bow?

Once each class member has delivered their presentation, discuss similarities among the chosen symbols.

Teaching Suggestion: It may be helpful to initiate the activity by discussing the bronze bow and its symbolic meaning in the novel. One path forward is to ask students to discuss causes they care about and symbols that represent that cause.