Collage

Taking photographs was central to our class. Whether it was a scavenger hunt or making a class banner. Our collages integrated photography and drawing. We always came back to our big idea which is perspective. One project was to gather photos that represented the students. (taken at home, with family, and things they liked) We then made large shadow outlines of their heads. Once we cut those out of paper, then students began using photographs and markers to decorate their heads with what represented their story. Mixing various media with photography, gave our students more freedom to express their colorful inner worlds and tell their stories!

Collaborative Portraits

Toward the end of the semester, we created portraits that told the story of our class! Students included photographs of their faces and decorated a banner. They responded to the question- what does CAPE mean to you!?

They integrated characters from a book we read about a boy whose crayons write him post cards about how they feel - for example, "why do you always use me, the blue crayon, only to color water? I want be used for other blue things too!" or a feud between the yellow and orange crayons about what the true color of the sun should be. Spontaneoulsy all of the students chose their favorite crayon/color and included them in the group portrait as avatars for themeselves.