... her death. Language is another key element in MacLaverty's "Secrets" when looking at the themes in the story as it develops a deeper understanding of the characters. Throughout the story effective word choice is used to show both the personality of the aunt and the emotions of the boy, both as a child and ... weakening and still tidy and organised. The organised and methodical sides ell as the age of the aunt is also shown using symbolism. "divided into pigeon holes gathered in batches" Again this shows the neatness of the aunt. Symbolism is also used to show the aunt's relationship with...

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... the buttons. The children had difficulty thinking about the objects in symbolic forms. Colors and shapes were much easier for them to distinguish, however sorting by size or number of holes in each button became much more difficult for them to understand. I attempted to further support Piaget's theory by asked some of the suggested questions from our handout. I was able to ... second grade group of four children. The teacher began the week with review of the prior week's reading assignment. She revisited the story by asking the students to recall the characters, the problem, and the sol...

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