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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words |
| A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words | Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Teacher Information |
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ProcessHere are the instructions for each job:
Tubman Biographer: You will review the sites listed and using your sketchbook as your journal, answer the following questions: 1. What were some important events in Harriet Tubmans childhood? 2. What was Harriet Tubman famous for? 3. What character traits or life skills describe her? Harriet Tubman, the early years Lawrence Biographer: You will review the sites listed and using your sketchbook as your journal, answer the following questions; 1. What was Lawrence trying to do with his paintings? 2. What is it called when artists do several paintings, about the same subject? 3. How did Jacob Lawrence learn to draw and paint, and why did he? Jacob Lawrence, Exploring Stories
Art Critic: You will review the sites listed, read the books (in our school library!) and, using your sketchbook as your journal, answer the following questions: 1. What does Panel #4 tell you about Harriet Tubmans childhood? 2. In Panel #7, Harriet Tubman is shown ironing. How does Jacob Lawrence show her as a powerful, strong figure? 3. What important event is pictured in the panel named "The First Sting Of Slavery"? 4. A black snake, stars and broken chains are symbols in Panel #10. What could these symbols represent? Story Painter, The Life and Work of Jacob Lawrence, by John Duggleby Harriet and the Promised Land, by Jacob Lawrence
Artist: You will view the sites, images of Harriet Tubman and books listed (in our school library!) to learn about Jacob Lawrences' artistic style. Create a portrait in your sketchbook of Harriet Tubman from the materials provided. I See You, I See Myself, by Deba Leach and Suzanne Wright Story Painter, The Life and Work of Jacob Lawrence, by John Dubbleby Harriet and the Promised Land, by Jacob Lawrence
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