1. The Last Dinosaur Pic Collage Activity
Create a photo library describing words for mood.
Follow the directions below to complete the activity.
Review the definition of nostalgia and wistful using a dictionary or online dictionary, along with other different terms for mood on page Use the following online dictionary if needed:
Choose 5 words from your list of moods given to create a Pic Collage.
Using Pic Collage choose 5 pictures of a setting to depict the moods chosen from step 2. Use the selection of Photos from Web. You may arrange the [pictures any way you want.
After you have chosen your pictures, add a note to each that describes that setting (i.e. peaceful sunset).
Save each page into your photo library before you begin a new one.
Note: Please place your name in the bottom right hand corner.
This task uses: Pic Collage
Common Core/NG Standard(s):
RL.7.4 – Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings.
L Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word  
TEACHER NOTES:
Teacher’s name/ NaTasha Bellow-Mott/
School: J. I. Watson Middle School
Grade Level/Subject: 7/ELA
Task Card Level: 1
Special Directions/Considerations:
Activity Evaluation:
Prerequisites for students: review of mood from The Last Dinosaur in class beforehand on page 428 Text being used (from Holt, Reinhart and Winston Elements of Literature-First Course):