14. design a magazine or poster
Recommended Group: Year 4 - 7
For those older children, Cameron makes a slight deviation from the normal story book, to magazines. Cameron talks with groups about what they are interested in and what they like to hear and read about. Using large mock up magazine covers for guidance, students produce a cover for their own magazine by exploring titles, text styles, colours, pictures and topics for articles. Content for their magazines and articles can be developed in future class sessions. Cameron has extensive experience designing large vinyl banners for public display, and classes may also choose to create a poster in this session to tie in with topics they have explored in class or follow a pirate theme.
Time: This activity runs for 60 minutes.
Maximum Size: A double class (60 students).
Materials Required: Pencils and eraser, coloured pencils, workbooks or A3 paper, magazines from home covering varying topics that are of interest to students.
Preparation: Introduce the students to Cameron’s books and show them the Stroogle website www.thestroogle.com