Tar Beach
by Faith Ringgold

Essential Question
How do artists use Quilts to tell a story?

 

Objectives:
1. Students will demonstrate their ability to read for literary experience by examining, constructing, and extending meaning from stories and internet sources.

2. Students will demonstrate their ability to read for information by examining, constructing, and extending meaning from articles, editorials, content texts, and other expository materials related to the content areas.

3.  Students will demonstrate an appreciation of art as it is expressed through quilting. 

4.  Students will be able to create a work of art.

5.  Students will create a presentation of their research.

 

Materials:

Research Worksheet

Internet sources

Encyclopedia
Trade books

 

Procedure:

1. Working as a team you will have the task of answering the essential question and meet the objectives of this lesson. 
2. Read the story Tar Beach.

3. Using the Research Worksheet for your note taking use the media center and the Internet as sources for your research.

4. State your sources using the research worksheet.

5. Develop a presentation.
6. Make your own quilt using Microsoft Paint.

 

Internet Sources:
Faith Ringgold's Web Site

Faith Ringgold is a famous artist who uses quilts to tell stories. Visit her site and find out more about her. Think about how she has used quilts to tell a story.

History of Quilts

Here you will find information that will show how quilts have been used to tell stories throughout history.

Rubric:

0 - You will not be able to find any information or participate.

1 - You will be able to add either a fact about quilts or something to the presentation.

2 - You will be able to add to the research and help develop the bibliography.

3 - You will do all of the above and add to the group presentation.

4 - You will be able to do all of the above and develop a presentation.

Created by JoEllen Youngblud