Black and White, what is beneath your skin?
All over the world there is a lot of unrest and violence between religious and racial groups
To invite our students to reflect on their thoughts, feeling and opinions towards differences in cultures and personal ideas, I created a display that might open the discussion about what we think is important……
Black dots, stripes, squares, different languages, butterflies, clocks, and a title made of lots of previous displays – all combined together; There's a lot of philosophy hidden in this display
What you need:
- Black wrapping paper for covering up the board
- Black and white striped paper or use fabric of a previous display as I did – see: The Xfactor – Biography books
- Title – I used letters of previous titles
- Printed and laminated words showing emotions and characteristics like: hope – loyalty – judgement – grace
- Black paper bags – small size
- Sheets of papers with black and white patterns – dots – stripes – whatever suits the topic
- Sheets of papers with an industrial metal sheet pattern (Google Images – Creative Commons
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- Sheets of paper with brown /black/white patterns – Asian characters, quotes, images that suit the topic
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What to do:
- Cover the top, left and right part of the display board in the black wrapping paper
- Cover the middle part in black and white striped paper or fabric
- Staple a small banner (5 cm) of the striped paper or fabric to the upper display board. Just about 10 cm under the top
- Under the stripes attach the sheets of paper with the industrial metal pattern
- Finish off with the quotation sheet of paper
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- Staple part of the title to the board – BLACK AND WHITE
- Attach the sheets with the clocks and the dotted paper with the drinking tiger to the board
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- Cut sheets into triangles and attach them to the corners of the three panels
- Cut long strips and smaller parts and attach to the vertical or horizontal sides of the boards
- Pin the parts of the title to the 3 boards, making sure they are in line and the same distance from each other
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- Stand back and give your work a critical look. Does it give a balanced feel, is the space taken up evenly etc.
Get your favorite books and put them on the shelves, this is a fantastic opportunity to get out all those topics that might rouse the curiousity….
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A great display – easy to make and with lots of impact!
Filed under: Biographies, Celebrities, Countries, Education, Literature, Philosophical