Title - Literature theme collages (Imagery)
By - Kim Wilson
Primary Subject - Language Arts
Secondary Subjects - Language Arts
Grade Level - 7-12 (but can be adapted for younger groups)
Objectives: Students will practice silent reading skills, comprehension skills, analytical thinking skills, and group speaking skills.
Time: 2-3 class periods
Rationale: Many times there is not enough time to cover everything in a literature text. This allows for more types of literature to be covered, and allows the students freedom of choice in their reading selections.
Materials:
1. magazines, newspapers, or literature textbooks
2. scissors
3. stick glue
4. tagboard or construction paper
5. markers, crayons, or colored pencil
6. notebook paper and pencils
Activities: Explain to the students that they will be creating a collage that incorporates imagery into its theme based on a story, poem, or article they've read individually. Tell the students to look in the index of their textbooks for three titles of writings that intrigue them. They should scan each writing, and choose the one of the three that appeals to them the most. These cannot be things that have been read in class before. Read the story, poem, or article, jotting down images, words, and thoughts that stand out. The students then look through magazines, searching for appropriate words, pictures, and phrases that reflect those that came to their minds while reading and cut them out. Write the name of the story, poem, or article, along with the name of the author, in the middle of the tagboard/construction paper. Then surround the title and author with the pictures and words. When each student is finished, he or she should share their collages with the class, explaining the meanings of the pictures and words as related to what he or she has read.
Math
Language Arts
Science
Social Studies
Art
Computers & Internet
Music
P.E. & Health
Other
Multi-Disciplinary
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