Lesson Plan #: AELP-INT0120
Date: November 16, 1999
Grade Level(s): 4, 5, 6
Subject(s):
Duration: Five 45-minute sessions
Description: Students will create the quilt based from the story "Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt" by Deborah Hopkinson
Goals: Students will learn the historical background of quilting and its significance to the Underground Railroad and slavery
Objectives: Students will actively engage in the tactile process of visual arts to design and create an example of a Runaway Slave Quilt through interpretation of knowledge.
Materials:
Procedure:
Recall story "Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt" to develop knowledge of specifics in quilt map design.
Tell students lesson objective-recreate quilt by sewing blocks themselves.
Teach: Lesson will take place over several sessions. Introduce definition and technique of applique quilting. Demonstrate to students chronological order and define function of resource supplies. Create in class bulletin board for display of quilt pieces and assign map quilt blocks to individual students. Students will need to calculate pattern pieces, trace to include a 1/4" seam allowance, choose appropriate fabric color, pin, and cut material prior to hand sewing. Human resources, especially parents, are helpful to have in classroom during this stage. Pin fabric piece(s) to 8x8 muslin block. Students will thread needles and applique material.
Assessment:
Quiz - 20 points rubric
Observation of students
Completed map quilt block(s)
Thoughtful application of knowledge: use map of Underground Railroad, feature route story character Clara would use to escape to Canada.
Useful Internet Resource:
* A Stroll Through
Quilting History
http://www.womenfolk.com/historyofquilts/