Guliua Shaykhutdinova                                                                                       

Teacher Name:  Shaykhutdinova Guliya Tashtimirovna

Art Work:   10-B N/a “Quilts: 19th through 20th Centuries”

Theme: Creativity& Ingenuity

Lesson Plan Title: “Quilts: Sharing a Common Language”
“A quilt will warm your body and comfort your soul” – Author Unknown

Subject areas:  Visual Arts; American History – African Americans; Civics; Math (Geometry)

Skills Covered:
Visual interpretation and analysis;
Recognition of colors, shapes, and patterns;
Comparing and contrasting ideas and images;
Graphic design;
Drawing conclusions from video sources

General Goals:

Learning objectives:

Materials/ Visual Aids:
Teachers Resource Book “Picturing America”
Overhead projection for displaying video                                                                           
Video or DVD disk with a movie “Stepmom”
Artwork 10b “Quilts: 19th through 20th Centuries” http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:_
9IJyOAsZxAJ:picturingamerica.neh.gov/
downloads/pdfs/Resource_Guide_Chapters/PictAmer_Resource_Book_Chapter_
10B.pdf+quilts:19+through+20+centuries&hl=en&gl=ru&pid=bl&srcid=
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Printed copies of selected documents for student viewing
Glossary (Appendix A), Glossary of Quilt Terms (Appendix B), Activity worksheets (Appendices C, D, E), Assessment worksheet (Appendix F), Answer worksheet (Appendix G).
White construction paper, tissue paper, markers, crayons, rulers, paints for completing assessment worksheet and homework

Step-by-step procedures:
Lead-In (5 min.)
Have students watch an excerpt from the movie “Stepmom”. In one of the final scenes Mom who has an incurable disease gives a farewell present to her daughter.

Activities:
Activity 1. Look and Think (15 min.)
Before starting observing tell students how a quilt is different from a blanket. If available, display an authentic quilt in the classroom to give students the opportunity to see how a quilt is constructed and what elements it has got.  Explain students that a quilt is like two blankets (layers) sewn together with filling (or batting) in between.
The filling (batting) serves to give the quilt its warmth.
The top layer is decorated with patchwork
The bottom layer, called the liner, can be plain or decorated to make the quilt reversible.
All three layers are stitched (quilted) together.

Step 1. . Observing three quilts.
Provide students with “Glossary of Quilt Terms” (Appendix B).
Encourage students to look closely at quilts:
Quilt #1 - Hannah Greenlee and Emm Greenlee. Crazy Quilt, 1896.                   
Quilt #2 - Susan Noakes McCord. Grandmother’s Fun quilt, c. 1900.
Quilt # 3 - Amish Quilts, 1920-1935
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:_9IJyOAsZxAJ:picturingamerica.neh.gov/
downloads/pdfs/Resource_Guide_Chapters/PictAmer_Resource_Book_Chapter_10B.
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and answer the questions using the “Glossary of Quilt Terms”.

Step 2. Game (Appendix C). The purpose of this game to enhance students’ knowledge of verbs related to quilt making.

Step 3. Look and compare.
Encourage students to compare and contrast Quilts #1, #2, and #3.

Step 4.  Think and interpret.

Activity 2. History of the three quilts (10 min.)
Reading for detail. Have students read the information about the historical background of all three quilts in the Teachers Resource Book “Picturing America” (pp.46-48) and complete worksheet (Appendix D). Ask students what diverse purposes quilts could serve in the past.

Activity 3. Quilts: the Past and the Present (8 min.)
Tell students about 19th century developments which made it easier for American women to make quilts: the invention of the cotton gin and power loom; opening of textile factories; the introduction of sewing machines.
Have students complete worksheet “Quilts: the Past and the Present” (Appendix E).

Closure (2 min.)
Have students go back to the initial Lead-in (the movie “Stepmom”) and ask them:

Assessment (10 min.)
Worksheet “Quilt 3 x 9” (Appendix F)

Extensions:

Homework:

Creating the quilt “E Pluribus Unum”
There are two theories describing America's cultural diversity of population: the melting pot theory and the patchwork quilt theory.
Melting pot theory: immigrants of various nationalities are assimilated into one culture.
Patchwork quilt theory: ethnic groups maintain their cultural identity while forming a part of the main culture.
Challenge students to create a quilt “E Pluribus Unum” which means “One from many” (the USA national motto). This quilt reflects the patchwork quilt theory.
At home each student fills a square with drawings of American symbols (stars, stripes, eagle, etc.) and drawings of people belonging to different nationalities and ethnic groups of the USA. The size of a student’s square is defined by the teacher. Depending on the number of students in the class, each student can create more than one square.
Next lesson students paste their squares onto a large sheet of paper with spaces in between. The sheet of paper must be cut out in the form of the USA map. Students may add a border around the edge of the quilt. Display the quilt on the board.

List of References:

Selected Websites:

Appendix A     
                                                         Glossary

Proper Names:                                                       Geographical Names:
Hannah and Pharoah                                              McDowell County, North Carolina
John and Rebecca Logan                                         Historic Carson House
Margaret Ruth                                                         Ghana
Thomas young Greenlee                                          the Ivory Coast
Emm                                                                        Waltham, Massachusetts
Susan Noakes McCord                                            McCordsville, Indiana
Menno Simons                                                         Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Jacob Ammann                                                 
William Penn                                                        

Appendix B                        
                                                   Glossary of Quilt Terms

Circle, oval, square, triangle, rectangle, parallelogram, rhombus, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon.

Red, orange, yellow, gold, silver, purple, pink, black, brown, grey-and-white, dark brown, deep navy, light blue, rich green, solid, etc.

Elements repeated in the design of a quilt, e.g. hearts, diamonds, stars, baskets, butterflies, angels, wreaths, vines, leaves, flowers, animals, fish, frogs, etc.

Cotton, domestic, muslin, satin, silk, velvet, wool, kente, synthetic, homespun, purchased, luxury, etc.

important than their use as warm bedcovers.

8.   Some other Quilt Terms:
Block - one unit of patchwork design, usually in the form of a square, which is repeated and combined in rows to form a quilt top.
 Comforter – a thick, heavy quilt, designed to provide warmth.
Cutaways  - remnants from apparel factories, usually forming irregular shapes. Factories sometimes sell cutaways to quilt makers, often by mail order.
Frolics (quilting bees) – a gathering of women where they talk, gossip and work in group on a quilt.
Kente – a traditional fabric assembled from hand-woven strips made in Ghana and the Ivory Coast. It is traditionally a ceremonial cloth. Many printed versions of kente on cotton now exist and are popular with quilters.
Patchwork -the process of sewing fabric pieces to make the colorful quilt top.
Quilt - a textile bedcover typically formed of three layers: a decorated top, a plain backing, and a fluffy filling between them. The layers of a quilt are usually sewn together with stitches through all the layers; alternatively, they may be tied or "tacked" together with yarn knots.
Quilting - a needlework process in which layers of a quilt are attached to each other with continuous stitches, either by hand or with a sewing machine.
Wall hanging - a quilt, usually smaller in size than a bed quilt, designed to be displayed vertically as a decorative element.

Appendix C
Game
Overview: The purpose of this activity is to enhance your knowledge of verbs related to quilt making.
Directions: A leader thinks of an action connected with the theme and mimes it in front of the class. Students try to guess what he/she is doing and ask him/her a question in the Present Continuous Tense. A leader gives a short and a full answer. If a student guesses, he becomes a leader.
Suggested actions: cutting, sewing, stitching, patching, piecing, and weaving.
Student 1:  Are you cutting something?
Leader:  No, I’m not. I’m not cutting.
Student 2:  Are you weaving something?
Leader:  No, I am not. I’m not weaving.
Student 3: Are you stitching something?
Leader: Yes, I am. I’m stitching.
Change of a leader.

Appendix D
Student name _________                                                                          Date _______

                                                    True - False Activity
Overview:  The purpose of this activity is 1. To assess student’s comprehension of the text “Quilts: 19th through 20th Centuries” (Teachers Resource Book, pp.46-48). 2. To practice persuasive speaking.
Directions: 1. Mark the statements 1-8 T (true) or F(false);

This quilt is fantastic, amazing, a masterpiece…
The colors in this quilt are rich, unusual, attractive, bright…
The patterns in this quilt are fantastic, interesting, special…
The elements in this quilt are wonderful, great, unique…
The author(s) of the quilt has (have) expressed…
You cannot live without this quilt…
Just imagine this quilt hanging on your wall…
Don’t miss the opportunity to buy this quilt!
When your friends (neighbors, relatives) see this quilt in your house they will die of envy!

Appendix E
Student name _______________                                                                            Date _____

                                     Worksheet “Quilts: the Past and the Present”
Overview: The purpose of this activity is 1. To help you understand the difference between old traditional quilt making and modern quilt making. 2. To enhance your public speaking skills.
Directions: 1. Read the sentence and define whether it refers to old, traditional quilt making or to the contemporary revival of quilt making. Fill in the table with letters T (traditional) or M (modern).

Appendix F
Student name __________                                                                               Date _____

                                         Assessment Worksheet “Quilt 3x9”
Overview: The purpose of this activity is to assess students’ knowledge of the whole theme.
Directions: 1. Quilt blanket “3x9”

3 colors
3 shapes
3 fabrics
3 techniques
3 quilt layers
3 types of quilts
3 patterns
3 proper names
3 states
Note:  In the blocks “3 proper names’ and “3 states” write down the names and the states you read in the Teachers Resource Book (pp. 46-48).

2. Give a short written description of any of the quilts you learned at the lesson:

Appendix G

                                                     Answer Sheet

                                         True - False Activity (Appendix D)

                              Quilts: the Past and the Present (Appendix E)