Posts Tagged as ‘typography’

February 21, 2008

“I am” poem project part 3 – intro to typography

The next workshop covered the basics of typography. The previous week, I introduced the second graders to the idea of using different typefaces to create certain effects and to “match” the mood of the story, character, and/or plot device. I did this again this week by reading them another wonderful book The Serif Fairy, by [...]

January 30, 2008

The “I Am” Poem Project – Part 2

On day 2 of the “I Am” poem project, the students had the chance to turn their “I Am” poems into a Microsoft Word document. I also got the chance to attempt to wean them from the “hunt-and-peck” typing method, although I suspect it will take several sessions before at least a few of them [...]