Book+CoverTM15


 * Background activity:**
 * On MyOn, view the covers of 3 different versions of the story of Goldilocks and the three bears.**
 * Believe Me, Goldilocks Rocks!
 * Goldilocks and the Three Bears
 * Goldilocks and the Three Bears


 * 1) What do the images on the cover tell you about the story in each of the books. What does the cover tell you about Goldilocks and the smallest bear in the books?
 * 2) Read the first 2 pages and the last 2 pages of each book. How are the relationships of the smallest bear and of Goldilocks different in each? Did your first impression of the book cover agree with your understanding of the story in each of the books?
 * 3) Which of the stories is closest to the original version of the story?


 * Assignment: Create a "book" cover for your science fiction story that you wrote for language arts.**
 * To plan ahead, think about:**
 * Review the concepts: contrast, repetition, contrast, alignment. How will these help to create a story cover?
 * Review the idea of cropping and the "rule of thirds". How can you change the connotation of an image by cropping it?
 * Will there be a background image behind other layers and the title text?
 * What text will you need on the cover? What style font and what color will you use for the text? Where will the text be placed?
 * What style pictures would you need to use?
 * What size will pictures need to be compared to the text and background?
 * Draw your own images or use images from Flickr commons or from search.creativecommons.org or from National Geographic. Keep track of the source of the image for your wiki page.