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=The Biggest Dig Visual Aid =  Once you have researched your Big Dig’s Main Event, it is time to think about your presentation and the visual aid that will go along with it. You will be creating a visual aid that will be used during your presentation. This visual aid needs to be informative and attractive. It will be put on display for the school community to enjoy and use.






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 * [[file:Visual Aid Questions.doc]]
 * [[file:Visual Aid Questions.pdf]]

Visual Aid Design Requirements
 Tag board if you are making a poster Scissors Clay or other materials needed for a sculpture Markers Your computer printed text Ruler Colored paper within your color scheme Glue stick
 * Materials:**

• Your design will use a **headline, text, main image and border/background pattern** as demonstrated on your planning page. • Use no more than **seven colors** in your poster. This will allow you to keep color repetition. Include and focus on the three colors of your color scheme from the planning page. • No more that **1/4th of your original tagboard** should be showing. • Use **markers** for drawing. Pencils or other drawing materials only when necessary. • Fonts should be large. At least **28 for text** and **48 font for headlines**. • **Marker drawings**. Outline, fill in spaces, stay in lines and don’t leave white areas of paper showing. • **Cutting**. Draw a line with a ruler first. Cut straight or use a paper cutter. (You can use the blue one with the sliding blade in Ms. Draina’s room. The big chopper is off limits without adult supervision.) • **Computer Printing**. Experiment with different fonts. Use ink and paper colors that stay within your color scheme. • **Composition/placement**. Use a ruler to be sure that all of your edges are straight and that your papers are symmetrically centered. (If the paper is 8” from one side, it should be 8” from the other side, too.) • **Gluing**. Be sure to get glue out to the edges of your paper. • **Sculpting**. Forms must be carefully fashioned and be a reasonable facsimile 1. Draw and/or print your headline, text, main image and border/background pattern on separate papers. 2. Neatly cut them out using a ruler or paper cutter. 3. Create borders using colored paper. This will off-set important stuff. 4. Arrange the papers on your tagboard to create balance and symmetry. Refer to your planning page sketches. 5. Re-read design rules above and craftsmanship guidelines above. Did you follow directions? 6. Share your work with a peer. Get feedback. 7. Using a glue stick, neatly glue your papers down.
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 * Directions:**

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 * [[file:The Biggest Dig Visual Aid.doc]]
 * [[file:The Biggest Dig Visual Aid.pdf]]