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Your homework assignment is two fold.
Start with a poem plucked from an article.First you need to come up with a poem using an article on a topic that interests you. Once you've located the article you want to use make a xerox copy (or print it out if you found it online). Circle the words in the article you find interesting. Using a black marker, block out the rest of the words to reveal your poem. If needed cut up and rearrange the remaining words to finish the poem. Your poem might end up looking something like this.
Find, save and digitally manipulate an image
Okay, now you need to find an image that somehow relates to the poem you just wrote/edited. I might want to use an image of 'mounted police' for the example poem. If I happened to have one on hand and access to a scanner I could scan it, but this is highly unlikely, so... I'm going to find one on the internet. There are several good image search engines I could use.
Google image search
Ditto
GettyOne
...or the slightly more sophisticated Interface Ecology
Once you've selected the image you want to (ab)use, you need to save it to the computer you are working on. To do this position the pointer on top of the image and click the right mouse button to bring up the menu. Move down to "Save Image As" or "Save Picture As" and click the left mouse button. Save the new image as a file on your computer. Be sure to save it in a place where you will be able to find it. I suggest creating a folder in the My Documents section (or on the desktop for Mac users) name it something logical. Mac Users: Position the pointer on top of the image and hold down the mouse for several seconds. Holding the mouse button down, move down the menu to "Save Image As" and release the mouse button. (You can practice with the image below if you like.)
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