Key to terms used in physical descriptions
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The project is contained in a black, card (woven texture effect), A4 ring binder. It is slightly scuffed at the corners, and there are a few indented marks which may have been caused by a pen, when using the file as a supporting surface on which to work, but it is generally in good condition and looks fairly new.
The binder contains 92 pages. Most pages consist of sheets of lined A4 notepaper (this can be assumed unless indicated in the page notes); it is quite rough quality and shows some signs of accidental damage: the sheets tend to be slightly creased, may occasionally be slightly torn along the edges, and are generally yellowed along the top. There are also a few sheets of thin, plain, white paper, with rough top or bottom edges, indicating where they have been torn out of a pad. Most pages are inserted loosely, with small white rings attached front and back, to protect the holes in the side (some of the holes have already been torn). Most sheets contain work on both sides. Some of this takes the form of writing and drawings done by the child, by hand; some pages take the form of material imported from elsewhere; often pages contain a mixture of imported materials and handwriting. A few pages (containing imported materials) are inserted in plastic sleeves, but the rest are unprotected.
Most of the child’s writing is in black biro (this can be assumed unless otherwise indicated in the page notes), the writing is fairly small, joined up. Page numbers are also written in biro at the bottom of each page. In continuous sections of writing the words tend to continue right to the edge of the page, giving the impression of being squashed into the available space. They are usually written using a fairly heavy stroke, but sometimes it is extremely light; the strength of the stroke sometimes varies considerably within one section of writing. Most titles and subheadings are underlined, generally in the same material as the writing, usually but not always using a ruler. There is much evidence of alteration to early drafts: corrections are made in biro, often very heavily worked, directly over the previous draft, but sometimes tippex is used (the corrections often appear to have been made while the tippex is still wet); the number of corrections suggests much attention to the use and presentation of language.
Other inscription tools are also evident: on the games pages, black felt tip is used for the writing, tables, a wordsearch grid, and a ‘maze’, and crayon and felt tip for colouring in the tiny drawings. In contrast, diagramatic drawings are drawn in pencil. Erased marks, and light lines of the earlier drafting, visible beneath the heavier final outline, indicating the care taken in construction. Lines linking labels with drawings are in biro or pencil, sometimes ruled, sometimes not.
The project includes a variety of imported materials, inserted in different ways. Some pages consist of whole sheets taken out of other texts: complete pages from magazines and A4 leaflets inserted, either loosely as individual pages, with holes punched in the side, or in transparent sleeves (note that none of the ‘child-produced’ pages are enclosed in a sleeve); and photos, magazine cuttings, and small leaflets attached to the background surface, usually stuck down fairly firmly, with a liquid glue spread over most of the surface, but with the corners often left loose. The cuttings, and backing surfaces, are often creased, wrinkled and ridged, from the glue, and often, on the reverse side, there are marks indicating where it has come through the paper.
cover page [ next page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (Cover)
The cover contains imported material; the glossy photo has been attached with glue which has seeped out slightly from under the top left corner, and dried to a dry, rubbery consistency.
page 1 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (inside cover).
This is the inside cover of the binder. The child’s name has been written in fine felt tip pen, in large, lower case letters, in what appears to be an adult’s handwriting.
page 2 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (contents page)
Most of the numbers in the list have been written very lightly. There is no work on the reverse of this sheet.
page 3 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 2)
The handwriting changes on this page, from very small, tightly controlled strokes in the first few lines, to the lighter, looser strokes at the bottom. The page number has been altered (previously p3, now p2). There is no work on the reverse of this sheet.
pages 4-7 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s pages 3-6)
These pages consist of imported material: 2 pages torn out of a glossy magazine, and inserted in a plastic sleeve The page numbers have been added by the child. Only pages 4 and 7 (child’s pages 3 and 6) are visible in the sleeve; the others are hidden within the plastic sleeve. In the original magazine, pages 4 and 7 (3 and 6) formed a double page spread (this is clear from the torn edges and printed page numbers).
page 8 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 7)
Blue biro is used for the labels (not the title, which is in black); this is the only page on which blue biro is used. Only one of the lines linking the words with the drawing appears to have been ruled. The top wing has been very carefully drafted (faint lines are visible beneath the heavier final version). There is no work on the reverse of this sheet.
page 9 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 8)
The title has been ruled first in pencil; the line of the earlier draft (and a slip of the pencil) is visible beneath the biro. Notice that here, unlike the previous page, most of the lines linking words and drawing appear to have been ruled. A very sharp pencil and heavier stroke has been used to outline the pattern across the neck of the bird, the foot, and to some extent, the tail. There is no work on the reverse of this sheet.
page 10 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 9)
The lines of the chart are ruled in black felt tip. There is evidence of accidental damage, where the felt tip has smudged, on contact with some kind of liquid. Quite a lot of tippex has been used on this page, to make alterations to numbers in the table (it is impossible to make out the earlier draft, as this has first been scribbled out), and to some of the words below (also very difficult to make out the earlier version). Other corrections have been made directly in biro. There is no work on the reverse of this sheet.
page 11 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 10)
The underlining of the title has been carefully broken so as not to touch the letter ‘g’ (this technique has not been used on previous pages). The page contains imported material; the photo has been stuck down fairly firmly, but the sides are loose. The page is wrinkled on the reverse side, showing how the glue has been spread in a circular area, and suggesting firstly that a runny glue was used and secondly that the process of sticking the photo on the page may have been a bit awkward. There is no work on the reverse of this sheet.
page 12 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s pages 11)
This page consists largely of imported material: the left half of a centre page spread from a glossy magazine (the right side forms the following page). The page has been cut down the outer edges, then folded back on itself and stuck down to both sides of a single white sheet. The outer edge of the surface sheet is enclosed by the centre fold of the cutting. The inner edge has been left clear; the white hole protection stickers overlap the edge of the cutting, indicating that they have been attached later. The surface of the cutting is extremely wrinkled, indicating that it was attached using a generous amount of runny glue. The page feels quite thick and stiff, due to the glue and three layers of paper.
page 13 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 12)
This page is made up of the right side of the double page cutting used on the previous page. (See notes on p12 regarding construction) A strip of dried glue is visible down the right side of the page, to the left of the holes (and a small hair, perhaps an eyelash, is stuck to the glue near the bottom of the page); this accidental damage provides evidence of alteration to the position of the picture: it has been moved further to the left of the surface sheet, after being glued down, but while the glue was still wet.
page 14 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 13)
This page contains imported material; a small cutting; it is attached fairly firmly, but is a little loose at the right side, and bottom right hand corner. Tippex is visible beneath the words ‘head’ (line 5) and ‘have’ (two lines up from the bottom) - previous versions unclear.
page 15 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 14).
This is the reverse side of page 14. This page contains imported material; the cutting has been attached fairly firmly, but the bottom left corner is loose.
page 16 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 15)
Tippex has been used to make two alterations to words on this page: beneath ‘it’s distinct’ (line 4) –original version hidden beneath cutting on following page; and beneath ‘ed’ in ‘completed’ (four lines up from bottom) –previous version may be ‘completely’, but it’s not very clear. The page contains imported material: a small cutting; the edges suggest that it has been cut out less carefully than those on some of the other pages, but it is very firmly attached.
page 17 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 16)
This is the reverse side of page 16. This page contains imported material: a small cutting, very firmly attached.
page 18 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 17)
Tippex has been used to make several alterations to the words on this page –original versions not clear.
page 19 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 18)
This is the reverse side of page 18. This page contains imported material: a cutting, attached fairly firmly but loose at the corners.
page 20 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 19)
This page contains imported material: a small folded leaflet, glued across the back of the second quarter section; it can be unfolded so that 7 of the 8 sections are visible. It is made of what appears to be recycled paper; the text inside consists of sections of writing, broken up by drawings and diagrams, all in monotone blue on white. It has been stuck down fairly firmly with glue, but 3 of the corners are loose.
page 21 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 20)
This is the reverse side of page 20. This page contains imported material: a cutting, attached fairly firmly with glue - but the two right hand corners are loose.
page 22 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 21)
A small blob of tippex has been used to make an alteration,indicating removal of a letter in the word ‘description’; the earlier draft is visible through the tippex, showing that letter ‘s’ has been removed from the earlier version: ‘descriptions’.
page 23 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 22)
This is the reverse side of page 22. This page contains imported material: a folded leaflet, stuck to the page with glue (see notes on p20; this leaflet is very similar but doesn’t contain diagrams; it is also stuck down more firmly at the corners).
pages 24-31 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s pages 23-30)
These pages consists of imported material: 8 pages from an A4 leaflet (they have been renumbered by the child); page 24 (23) forms the front cover of the leaflet. Two sets of staple marks at the top inner corners indicate that it was originally stapled together but that they have been removed; some of the corners are torn, suggesting that it may have been taken apart quite roughly. The quality of the print suggests that it may be a photocopy (inside there are some black marks which point to problems with the photocopier or printer). It does not look as if it has been newly photocopied; the paper is slightly yellowed around the edges and seems quite old. There are a few small brownish spots and stains on the first and last sheets which indicate contact with some kind of liquid, and inside, some small, dry, yellowish lumps which roughen the surface of the page -some kind of sticky substance.
page 32 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 31)
There is no work on the reverse of this sheet.
page 33 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 32)
The page contains imported material; the cutting has been stuck fairly firmly but is loose at the corners. There is a stain where the glue from the following page has come through the paper. Tippex has been used to make an alteration to one of the words; the original is not visible.
page 34 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 33)
This is the reverse side of page 33. This page contains imported material; the surface of the cutting is wrinkled from the glue underneath.
page 35 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 34)
This page contains imported materials: two small cuttings; the label accompanying the picture has been cut out separately (torn along one side), and stuck on top of the first cutting, forming a second layer; they give the impression of having been squashed into the available space at the bottom of the page. Tippex is used to make an alteration to one word on this page (‘wheezing’-original not visible). There is evidence of accidental damage: the left side of the page is torn, there is a blue biro mark between the last two paragraphs, and the centre of the page is raised and ridged due to the way in which the photo on the following page has been stuck on.
page 36 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 35)
This is the reverse side of page 35. This page contains imported material; the photo has been stuck down fairly firmly although it is loose at the left side.
page 37 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 36)
This page contains imported material: a very small cutting, carefully cut out so as to include the tiny label at the side of the photo. There is no work on the reverse of this sheet.
page 38 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 37)
This page contains imported material. The cutting on the right appears to have been squashed into the available space; it overlaps the writing slightly, indicating that it was attached after the writing had been completed. On the reverse side, glue marks are visible, where the glue has come through the notepaper. Tippex has been used: the single letter ‘r’ has been removed, at the end of the sentence about ‘habitat’ indicating a decision not to continue with the word. There is no work on the reverse of this sheet.
page 39 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 38)
This page contains evidence of accidental damage: the side of the notepaper is torn in two places, in the area near the holes, suggesting that the protection rings were added later, after the damage had already been done; also the surface of the paper is very wrinkled as a result of the glue used on the following page. The reverse side of the cutting on the following page is faintly visible on this side (some kind of cartoon picture).
page 40 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 39)
This is the reverse side of page 39. This page contains imported material: two cuttings, stuck down fairly firmly, but loose down the left side. The smaller cutting overlaps the larger one very slightly. A lot of work has gone into the shaping and positioning of this little cutting: it has been very carefully folded under along the top edge, and also concertinered slightly along the bottom edge, to enable it to fit into the available space, without losing part of the picture or the label below it.
page 41 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 40)
This page contains imported material: a glossy photo firmly attached with glue; it is slightly loose at the two top corners. There is no work on the reverse side of the sheet.
page 42 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 41)
Tippex is used to make alterations to several words –original version not visible as scribbled out. The page contains imported material: a cutting, cut out very carefully, to include the label below the picture. There is no work on the reverse side of the sheet.
page 43 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 42)
This page contains imported material: two small cuttings (fairly thick paper), attached quite firmly, but bottom corners are loose. The side of the page is slightly torn. Tippex has been used here, not just to alter the words, but also to repair accidental damage, by removing blue biro marks from the side of the page.
page 44 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 43)
This is the reverse of page 43. This page contains imported material; the large cutting is loose at the lower left corner. The small cutting is loose down the left side.
page 45 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 44)
This page contains imported material: a small cutting; top right corner is loose. Tippex has been used to make alterations to a few of the words (original version not visible). There is no work on the reverse side of the sheet.
page 46 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 45)
This page contains imported material: a small cutting, loose at corners. The double underlining under the title, and the explanation marks which have been added in a very faint stroke at the end of the word, together show that this title was constructed in a different way to those on the previous pages. Lots of biro corrections here, but no tippex.
page 47 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 46)
This is the reverse of page 46. This page contains imported material: a small cutting, loose at corners.
page 48 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 47)
This page contains imported material: a small leaflet like the one on page 20. There is no work on the reverse side of the sheet (it has been numbered (48), but this has been crossed out, and the page left empty).
page 49
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Notice the way in which the title has been shaded (unlike other pages). Tippex is used to alter the final letter in the word ‘territory’ (the previous draft may have been ‘territories’, but it is not absolutely clear). The page contains imported materials: there are three cuttings; the one on the left slightly overlaps the one in the middle, indicating that it was attached later. The cutting on the right has been very carefully cut out, presumably to remove an unwanted section of the original text. There is no work on the reverse side of this page.
page 50 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (same number as child)
This page contains imported material: a large, whole page cutting, cut down each side and stuck onto an A4 sheet, leaving a slight margin of white space around the top and right sides. The bottom edge extends by about a 1/4" below the white sheet, and is bent and creased. The top left and bottom right corners are loose. The page has been numbered by the child. There is no work on the reverse side of this page, but the reverse side of the cutting (containing advertisements for bird related products) is visible through the thin white paper.
page 51 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (same number as child)
This page contains imported material: this whole page from a magazine has been cut along the left side, and inserted loosely. There are hole protection rings on this side.
page 52 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (same number as child)
This is the reverse side of P51. There are no hole protection rings on this side.
page 53 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (same number as child)
This page contains imported material; there are two cuttings; the one on the left fractionally overlaps the one on the right.
page 54 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (same number as child)
This is the reverse side of the previous page. This page contains imported material: a small leaflet (like the one on page 20).
pages 55-58 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (same numbers as child)
These pages consist of imported material: two sheets torn from a magazine, inserted loosely in a single transparent plastic sleeve. Pages 55 and 58 are immediately visible to the reader; they were originally a double page spread. Pages 56 and 57 are not visible, as they are the reverse sides of pages 55 and 58, hidden from view within the sleeve. All 4 pages have been numbered by the child. The pages are slightly yellowed and creased, giving the impression that they have been stored and handled before being used in the project.
page 59 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (same number as child)
This page contains imported material: a whole magazine page, cut down the right side, and stuck onto a sheet of lined notepaper. The right and bottom edges extend slightly over the edge of the sheet.
page 60 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (same number as child)
This is the reverse side of page 59. This page contains imported material; two magazine cuttings, attached firmly. This page is layed out quite differently from the earlier pages, with the writing carefully positioned down the right half of the page, to the right of the cuttings, squashed into the full width of the available space. Some of the words have been written over the hole protection stickers, but the original draft is visible beneath the sticker, indicating that the writing was done first, and the stickers attached later.
page 61
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This page contains imported material: a small leaflet (see notes on p20). (NB: notice the child’s numbering system: this is page ‘70’; the previous one was page ‘60’!)
page 62 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 71)
This is the reverse of page 61. This page contains imported material: a cutting (top) and photograph (below); it is the only page in this project to contain a mixture of imported material of different types. Tippex has been used to make an alteration to the word ‘front’. Notice the alteration to the child’s page number (this was previously page 80)
pages 63-66 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s pages 72-75)
These pages consist of imported material: two sheets torn from a magazine and inserted loosely in a single transparent plastic sleeve. Pages 63 and 66 are immediately visible to the reader; they were originally a double page spread. Pages 64 and 65 are not visible, as they are the reverse sides of pages 63 and 66, hidden from view within the sleeve. All 4 pages have been numbered by the child; the numbers have also been altered (pages ‘72-74’ were previously ‘81-83’). The pages are slightly yellowed and creased, giving the impression that they have been handled before being used in the project.
page 67 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 76)
This page contains imported material: four small cuttings. Yellowish glue marks indicate alteration to their positions during the process of attaching them to the page, suggesting that careful thought was given to the use of space, here (this page is layed out quite differently from previous pages). The glue has come through onto the reverse side of the page. There is no work on the other side.
page 68 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 77)
This page contains imported material: four small cuttings. The approach to layout is similar to the previous page, but this time there are no messy glue marks on this side. The cuttings are stuck down firmly, and the glue has come through onto the reverse side of the page. There is no work on the other side.
page 69 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 78)
This page contains imported material: two cuttings (this time with a matt surface).
page 70 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 79)
This is the reverse side of page 69. This page contains imported material: a glossy photo. It is a bit ‘lumpy’ as a result of the glueing, and use of imported material on previous page.
page 71 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 80)
This page contains imported material: a small leaflet, very similar to the one on p20, but it is smaller, A4 size, folded into only 3 sections. It is not positioned quite straight on the page. There is some evidence of accidental damage: on the front of the leaflet there are a few stains and spots, where it has come into contact with a brownish liquid, and some kind of sticky substance.
page 72 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 81)
This is the reverse side of page 71. This page contains imported material: a small leaflet, very similar to the one on p20, but it is smaller, A4 size, folded into only 3 sections. It is not positioned quite straight on the page. Again there is evidence of accidental damage: some gray marks on the front of the leaflet suggest that it may have been in contact with a dirty surface, and there are a few small specks of a yellow, sticky substance on the white surface sheet (possibly glue).
page 73 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 82)
This page contains imported material: a small leaflet, very similar to the one on p20, but it is smaller, A4 size, folded into only 3 sections. It is not positioned quite straight on the page. The leaflet is cleaner than the ones on pages 71 and 72, but there are a few specs of sticky substance on the white sheet, opposite the ones on the previous page, indicating that this damage occured from contact with the previous page, when the binder was closed.
page 74 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 83)
This is the reverse side of page 73. This page contains imported material: a small leaflet, very similar to the one on p20, but it is smaller, A4 size, folded into only 3 sections. It is generally cleaner than the previous three pages, and has been positioned carefully on the page.
page 75 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 84)
This page contains imported material: a leaflet which is folded to approx. A5 size. (When opened out, widthways, it can be seen to be the length of 3 sheets of A4, folded into six A5 size sections). It is similar in style to the previous small leaflets, but printed in a darker blue ink. There is no work on the reverse side of this page.
page 76 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s pages 85 - 116)
This page contains imported material; the whole of the small booklet has been inserted, loosely into the binder. It was originally stapled down the centre fold, with two staples. However, it has been cut (roughly) down the centre fold, and one staple is no longer there; some of the pages are still held together (just!) by the remaining top staple, but the other half are completely loose. All the pages have had holes punched in the side, and have been numbered by the child. (The booklet is colourful, and the layout is varied; it contains a mixture of photos, detailed colour drawings, and black and white drawings; the sections of writing are mainly in black on white, but also in black, green and white, on smaller areas of beige, grey and green, which form colourful, rectangular frames around the words.)
page 77 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 117)
The grid has been drawn on white paper, then cut out and stuck onto the background sheet. The lines and letters of the grid have been drawn in fine black felt tip. The outer frame has been drawn on the main surface, using a thicker, slightly different shade of black felt tip; it follows the edge of the cutting, but is not ruled; the broken line indicates that it was completed slowly, in short sections. The other writing is in the same thick felt tip as the outer frame. There is some evidence of accidental damage, where the glue has started to come through the paper, washing out some of the felt tip within the grid. There is no work on the reverse side of the sheet.
page 78 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 118)
This page contains imported material; the whole page cutting has had a strip cut off down the left side and some small sections of the original page have been removed, leaving gaps, at the right side and along the bottom. It extends over the top edge, very slightly. The hole protection rings have been stuck partly over the cutting, indicating that they were attached later. There is no work on the reverse of this page.
page 79 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 119)
Erased pencil lines are visible under the title(it was previously in ‘bubble’ writing), and under the lines of the maze, indicating careful drafting. The small bird has been sketched very lightly in pencil, using short, flecky strokes which suggest some hesitancy in drawing, and has been shaded lightly in crayon. The worm has been coloured more heavily, in red felt tip. These are the only small coloured drawings in the project; this is the only page in which coloured crayon is used, and it is one of only two pages in which felt tip in colours other than black are used.
page 80 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 120)
This is the reverse of page 79. The felt tip lines of the previous page are visible through the paper. The page contains imported material: two glossy photos; the one on the right overlaps the one on the left, slightly. Tippex has been used to make an alteration to the word ‘identify’ (it may have been written as ‘identified’ in the previous draft; it’s not quite clear).
page 81 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 121)
This page consists of imported material: a whole page from a magazine, inserted loosely without a backing sheet. There is a sharp crease across the centre, indicating that it has previously been folded in half. The dots have been joined using black biro. There are hole protection rings on this side of the page.
page 82 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 122)
This is the reverse side of page 81. There are no protective rings on this side.
pages 83-86 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s pages 123-126)
These pages consist of imported material: an A5 size leaflet (made up of single sheet of yellow A4 paper, folded down the centre), torn down the centrefold to form two small sheets. Pages 83 and 86 were the original front and back cover. On page 85 (child’s page 125) there is a tick against one of the events, pointing to the previous life of the leaflet, as an everyday object, with a practical use in life outside the project. There are signs of accidental damage: several holes punched in the side, indicating two less successful attempts to position them in the right place, and a scribbled red biro mark on the front sheet; also the sides of the leaflet are creased and slightly dirty, indicating general wear and tear.
page 87 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 127)
This page contains imported material: a small, matt cutting; it is loose along the right side and bottom left corner. Tippex has been used to alter the acronym ‘YOC’ (it may have been written in lower case in the previous draft, but it’s not quite clear). The holes in the side are badly torn; the bottom one is completely torn through to the edge of the paper. There is no work on the reverse side of this page.
page 88 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ NA53 index ] (child’s page 128)
This page consists of imported material: a single sided A4 ‘activity’sheet.Various printed marks (the image of a folded corner, top left, and holes punched on the left side), indicate that it is a photocopy. The child has made additions (in black biro) to two of the drawings on this page, and has also writtten something (bottom left) which he has crossed out. This is one of two sheets enclosed together in a single sleeve.
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These pages consist of imported material: they are the front and back pages of an A4 leaflet, which consists of an A3 sheet, folded down the middle. Within the sleeve, page 90 is visible, but page 89 is not, as it is hidden between pages 88 and 90. Like page 88, the quality of the printing would suggest that it is a photocopy, on pale blue-green paper; it is blank on the reverse.
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The felt tip marks of the writing on the following side are visible through the paper. There is a smudgy mark, top left, and several heavily worked corrections in biro.
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The child has used his original pseudonym here! He initially chose the pseudonym ‘Ray’ but, as the initials ‘RA’ were the same as those of another child, he agreed to change it. When he was working on this project, however, his pseudonym was still ‘Ray’. The words ‘BY RAY’ are written in thick purple felt tip; the substance, colour, size and layout make them look very different from most of the other writing in this project. The child has completed the page by adding his real name, the word ‘alias’ and the brackets, in his usual writing, in black biro.