Roll of Thunder
Student Activity
#9
Developing a Photo-Lit Collage
A collage is a collection of pictures which
represents the creator's mental images on a theme or topic. In this
activity, you will create a collage to depict the way you imagine, or
visualize, scenes from Roll of
Thunder, Hear My Cry.
Using the following Web site, you will
select photos from federal archives as the pictures for your collage.
Choose Depression-era photos from the state of Mississippi, the
setting of Roll of Thunder, Hear My
Cry, then print out those which seem
to illustrate parts of the novel to you.
Collage
Activity
Instructions:
1) Select 4 photographs from
the Great Depression which illustrate part of the setting of
Roll of Thunder, Hear My
Cry
2) Create a caption to describe each
photo
3) Compile your photos and captions to
construct a collage
4) Present your collage to a small group or
to the class, explaining your photos and captions
Example:
Legend: Logan Family Cabin
Choices for
Building & Presenting Collages:
Copy and paste images into Powerpoint or
another desktop presentation tool. Use the text tool to create your
captions. Show the desktop presentation to the class, explaining your
choices.
Create a desktop presentation of your
collage, then connect your computer to a VCR and make a videotape
with a voice-over explaining your choices. Submit your videotape to
your classroom library or school media center for future students to
use as an example.
Copy and paste images into Hyperstudio or
another multimedia creation tool. Use the text tool to create your
captions. Show the multimedia presentation to the class, explaining
your choices.
Use Netscape Composer or another Web page
creation tool to display your collage to students at distant sites.
Copy and print out the images and word
process the captions, then assemble on a poster board or classroom
bulletin board.
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