To Light up or Enlighten

Medieval illuminations used pictures to show what that story was about for those who couldn’t read.

Medieval illuminations would enlighten people about the stories, but they would also “light up” because of the gold paint used on the scriptures.

You will create a Name Illumination

1. Illuminate the 1st letter of your 1st name using pictures that tell me something about who you are and what you like.

2. Make the other letters of your name large enough to fill up the space on the paper.

3. Create a border of pictures on all four sides.

4. Outline in Sharpie

5. Color with colored pencil

Your picture will be graded as follows:

1. First letter illumination(1st letter made of pictures) 25 points

2. Spacing(Name fills space on page) 20 points

3. Border of pictures(Border should be on all 4 sides) 20 points

4. Neatness 20 points

5. Creativity 15 points