1. “My Guilt” and a collage ELA 10-2

2. “My Guilt” (pages 119-120, Elements of English 10) 1. Based on your reading of the poem, determine when and where this event took place. Support your answer with proof from the poem. * How does knowledge of the historical period in which this story occurred affect a reader's understanding of this poem? 2. Using support from the poem, decide how much time has passed between the event and the narrator's telling of it. * How have the narrator's feeling's changed over time? 3. What is the theme of this poem? 4. Defend the poet's choice of a title for this poem. * Suggest two alternative titles and explain your choice for each.

3. What is a collage? The inside of a locker door, bulletin boards in your doctor’s office, the cork board in your bedroom, the front of your refrigerator - informal collages are all around you. A collage is an artistic composition made of various materials - such as paper, photographs, buttons, string, and cloth - that are mounted on a surface. Collage is a whimsical medium that can be done by anyone without special training. Photographs of collages are often used on book jackets, album covers, posters, and advertisements.

5. collage – terms point of interest The part of a collage on which the artist wants the viewer to focus or notice first is the point of interest. Ways to make something the point of interest are to highlight it through colour, size, and placement no the page. unity Unity refers to the way in which the pictures, objects, and words all “hang together” or complement one another. Unity is an important element in an effective collage.

7. how to create a collage 1.Your collage should have a clearly identified theme or subject. Think about what you are trying to show about your subject. 2.Begin with a brainstorming session and write down all your ideas. Choose your strongest, most unique idea for your collage. 3.As you begin to collect your materials, think about which shapes, colours, and textures best express your subject. Collect items that will also communicate the mood you want to share. The list of materials you can use is endless. 4.Once you have selected materials, arrange and re-arrange the pieces many times to achieve the composition you want. A meaningful arrangement of your visuals helps your viewer understand your message.

9. checklist for collage before submitting… Is the theme or focus of the collage clear? Does the mood of the collage complement the message? Are the materials suited to the mood and the message? How does the collage keep the viewer’s attention and engage him or her? In what way does the collage use colour, line, shape, texture, and composition effectively? Do the words in the composition complement the visuals and the message? What improvements, if any might be made to the collage?

11. creating a collage Study the PDF file “creating a collage” in U2L3. After reading “My Guilt", create a collage to represent the speaker's guilt. Use the Microsoft site to gather your graphics. The pictures, words, and/or symbols that you choose should all support the message of the poem. Your collage will fill one Word page. On page two, you will explain your choices: What is the point of interest? How did you achieve unity? Why did you use the pictures, words, and/or symbols that you did? Why did you use the font colours, sizes, types that you did? What were you attempting to achieve with the layout of your collage?

12. collage - children The collage pictured on the left has children as its subject. The pictures, words, and symbols that you choose all support the subject of “children”. Why did the artist use the pictures, words, and/or symbols that she did? Why did the artist use the font colours, sizes, types that she did? What was the artist attempting to achieve with the layout of her collage?