Biographical Collage

Collage Instructions

Pretend you have just met a foreign exchange student from Latvia, named Saluda. Saluda is new to the Lakeland High School and wants to know all about you and your culture and hometown. Create a Collage to explain to your new friend Saluda who you are. Where you are from? What are your hobbies and interests?

Search the Internet using Google, Bing or another search engine for pictures of items that would best describe you. Use the insert tab, and insert pictures, clipart, shapes, smart art and word art to place them artistically and creatively on your paper

Create a collage of pictures that either describes you or things that you like. Your collage can have a theme or be a combination of random pictures that you like.

YOU MUST SATISFY THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
Worth 1 Point each:
Make your page orientation landscape: Page Layout -->Orientation
You must set ALL your margins to .5 inches
Your pictures must be overlapping
You must have your name somewhere on the collage (using Clip Art or Word Art)
You must have at least 20 pictures in your collage
Utilize different sizes and shapes
Utilize shadows and Picture Styles

Worth 3 Points:
Overall appearance

Total Points for this assignment= 10


Some helpful tips:
You must have as little white space as possible on your collage. Try using the “Set Transparent Color” tool for pictures with a white background. Picture Tools --> Format --> Recolor -->Set Transparent Color.
I suggest you bring all pictures into a “rough draft” document and format them there before bringing them into your collage. This means you will have TWO documents open: rough draft, actual collage.  I also suggest you have the class blog open with all of the criteria required for this project.

Feel free to utilize the tools in the Picture Toolbar. Select your picture and the picture toolbar tab will open. Use the Contrast, Brightness, Cropping, Rotating tools.

If you drag pictures to very edge of the page, they will get cut off. Use Print Preview before you print and make any necessary adjustments.


**PLEASE NOTE** You will receive a 0 if you have any inappropriate pictures in your collage.

Remember, your audience should learn something about you and your interests from viewing your collage. Have fun!

Save as: COLLAGE
Total Points: 10

Corresponding Rubric:

My Examples: