Paul created this collage as part of his 7th grade language arts assignment, a representation of the character Jess from the novel Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. He has been very hard at work daily for two weeks on a big deadline of a 3-part project due for this class tomorrow. Read his accompanying narrative below.
Terabithia Collage
My collage is about Jess. I wanted to show images and words that were important to him.
I
made the background look like my idea of Terabithia, with lots of
trees, flowers, and nature. I put water for the creek and a bridge over
the creek since Jess builds a bridge at the end of the story to replace
the broken rope swing. I also included some things that were important
to Jess around the border of the collage. These were: Prince Terrien,
because Jess was really proud that Leslie loved the gift he gave her;
running shoes, because in the beginning Jess wanted to be the fastest in
his school; and some art materials, because Jess really loves to draw
and paint.
I
put the word ‘COURAGE’ over Jess’s head because this is what Leslie
taught Jess to have, by first racing with the boys, and then talking to
Janice Avery. He really admires her for doing things even though she may
be afraid to, and he really wants to be like her. At the end of the
book when he needs to find his courage the most, that is when he truly
understands what Leslie has taught him. In the beginning he is afraid to
stand up for himself and others but Leslie teaches him to have courage.
The
words inside Jess’s head signify things he’s thinking about when he
hears that Leslie is dead. The word “king” is on his head like a crown
because he’s the king of Terabithia. Jess’s head is a silhouette because
before Leslie comes, he really has no life or personality except he
wants to be fast.
I
put other words on the collage because I thought these things really
defined who Jess is. In the beginning his fear and his secrets really
define him but later he starts to have courage about who he is and make
his own decisions about who he wants to be.
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