Discuss and list the main points from the text. Based on previous discussions, decide, on the layout and the art techniques to be used to illustrate the text. List student's ideas. Students pencil divisions in the text and plan the placement of the illustrations. Students cut and paste the text.
Students brainstorm ideas for illustrations, eg.
Thumbnail sketches . Students share their published text, discuss and compare the choices made. Exploring visual features. The class is organised in pairs. Each pair gets one picture.