2. Share the stories - as instructor, you might want to share your own story first, if you haven't already done so in introducing the concept in step one. If students aren't comfortable sharing the whole story, perhaps they could choose one event or belief to tell instead.

3. Brainstorm, as a group, the kinds of images they can use to tell their stories: types of photographs, (review composition, lighting, focus as elements of storytelling through photographs), clips from newspapers or magazines, CD covers, personal writing, old photographs from home etc.

4. Individually plan the photographs they want to take to form the visual backbone of their collages on the photo planning sheet (next page).

5. Work as a group, individually, or in partners to take the photographs. Try to set aside a full day for photographic work.

6. Students collect other material for collages

7. Return developed photographs and begin collage assembly. Discuss linear composition (placing images in a time-line) vs. free composition (swirls, circles, thematic grouping etc). Explore ways of manipulating the materials to add textures and layers - using tracing paper to obscure images, using paint or charcoal or oil pastel on top of the images, using text to enhance or contrast an image etc.

8. Mount finished collages on coloured backboard that is 1"-2" larger than collage board.

9. Talk about presenting the work to peers - create supportive! constructive ground rules with the group. Then orally present/describe the work.

NOTE: Don’t forget to review student contracts at the end of Week 3!