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May 11, 2018

How do we make sure that our biographies are beautiful?

This is the question that we asked in our class today, as we prepared to create a cover for the biographies that we are writing. After all, we want the residents that we are writing about to feel honoured by the stories we've written.

Our guest speaker today came in to walk us through the in's and out's of a program called CANVA to create a cover for our published books. The program is exactly what its name suggests...it's like having a blank canvas in front of us on which we can create a piece of art. Miriam has a great deal of experience with the process of taking thoughts, feelings, experiences, etc. and expressing them on a blank canvas. She had the students reflect on the person they have been writing about, and to be mindful of the things that might honour their stories in a visual way. As the students quickly discovered, it's more difficult to create a beautiful cover that someone else likes than just focusing on our own preferences.

The students played around with colours, templates, and images to create a cover that helped tell the story that they have been working on with words. The results were amazing! I can't wait to see the faces of the residents of Village Manor when they see the thoughtful and beautiful covers that my students made for their biographies!

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