Gingerbread House Extravaganza!

Dickensian Gingerbread House Decorating 
[Hoffman-all day, Miami Room]

an extravaganza of royal icing and edible architectural design elements, inspired by Dickensian quotes, techniques, characters or themes. Its a competition! 

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Dickensian Gingerbread House Decoration 

Directions:   Choose 3 textual elements (character, idea/theme, symbol, quote etc.) from the Dickensian text you are studying. Represent these elements through your decoration of your gingerbread house. Ingredients must be edible. 

Sample textual elements:

technique—>repetition, contrast, figurative language, tone, symbol]

ideas  —>CHANGE, TRANSFORMATION, BELIEF, FAITH and IMAGINATION vs DISBELIEF/SUSPICION/SKEPTICISM, REDEMPTION, MISANTHROPY, CLASS

quotes —>

characters —> 

a. Make a design with a list of ingredients. Include an explanation with quotes.

b. Assemble your ingredients and your artist’s statement (should be typed up and fit in on an index card):

Title:

Inspired by:

Media:

This gingerbread house was inspired by the following textual elements:  

I chose to represent the element of…..Dickens writes….I represented it by…Also, I chose to represent the element of…..Dickens writes….I represented it by… Finally, I chose to represent the element of…..Dickens writes….I represented it by…For me, I wanted the viewer (or eater) to come away understanding how Dickens….. (impactful connection to our own world).

Sample:

Mankind Was My Business

Inspired by: Marley and Scrooge’s relationship in A Christmas Carol

Media:

Graham Cracker

Icing

Peppermints

Blue MnMs

This gingerbread house was inspired by the following textual elements: symbolism, key quote and the theme of redemption. I chose to represent the symbol of chains. Dickens writes “…..….” I represented it by using icing to draw a chain border all around the walls. Also, I chose to represent this key quote of Scrooge. Dickens writes….I represented it by… Finally, I chose to represent the theme  of…..Dickens writes….I represented it by…For me, I wanted the viewer (or eater) to come away understanding how Dickens….. (impactful connection to our own world).