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Activity: Whatever Happened To James?
Whatever Happened To James?

Students work together to create descriptive scenes showing how James got his many scars, injuries, and tattoos. Click “download activity” to get the full instructions and printable handout.

Outcomes:

Students will practice and demonstrate ‘visual vernacular’ techniques to describe fights, accidents, or actions such as tattooing
students will use constructed action to describe the behaviours and movements of imagined characters in a historical context

Key Concepts/Vocabulary:
  • convict
  • tattoo
  • scar
  • visual vernacular and constructed action

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