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Amazing: Adjective: Causing great surprise or sudden wonder.
Confident: Adjective: Having full assurance and strong self belief.
Drupe: Verb: To hang low.
Metamorphous: Adjective: Changed in structure or composition as a result of metamorphism. Used of rock.
Inspired by artist Lynda Lowe's collaborative work with colleague Georgina Nehl's Lexicon collage, each person in the class was assigned four words. We were to personally define each word and paint, or use a wet medium, a background we felt described the word. We traded our work with our classmates. Our classmates and I added dry mediums such as chalk, pastels, charcoal, and oil pastels to elaborate and emphasize the words. We traded again and either found a representative photograph of our words in magazines or found one online to print make. Print making requires the artist to place their picture face down and paint orange degreaser over the image, then pressing down to transfer the image. Finally, we traded back for our originals to see what our class made of it. We were allowed to make any changes we wanted so we enjoyed our final pieces! Extensions of this project include making science "scenes" such as a grasshopper in its natural environment, learning vocabulary words, working as a team, and endless others. This project is great for inspiring others such as peers, learning in a unique, hands-on way, and finding a creative outlet. Some cons may come about if students disagree with what their peers decide to add to a project that may mean a lot of them, yet a teachable moment as far as conflict resolution goes. The project also requires considerable time, however can be tweaked to fit into the schedule. Overall, this is a great project to be used at any grade level for many things! Below are images and definitions of my 3 other collages.
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