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Inspiring Words and Illuminated Quotations (K-2nd Grade, 3rd-5th Grades)
Exploring Our History (3rd-6th Grades)
The Northwest African American Museum (NAAM) offers a number of inspiring, educational, and fun programs for students, teachers, parents, community groups and the general public. We firmly believe that first-hand involvement with the history, art and culture of African Americans in the Northwest is a necessary component to the educational development of all our region’s children. The Museum’s goal is to foster creative expression and critical thinking skills through a variety of engaging and interactive activities.
Inspiring Words and Illuminated Quotations
Bearing Witness: James Baldwin in Turkey
Grade Level: K-2, 3-5
Objective:
- Students will be introduced to James Baldwin, Author and Civil Rights leader.
- Students will learn an inspirational quote by Baldwin and creatively respond by decorating or “illuminating” the quote with drawings and collage that provide context for Baldwin’s inspired words. Students will leave with their art.
Time: 30-40 mins.
Availability: October 20, 2012 - September 29, 2013
Related Exhibition: Bearing Witness from Another Place: James Baldwin in Turkey
 Baldwin with a guard in front of the
gates of the Dolma Bahce Palace
in Istanbul Summer 1965.
Photo by Sedat PakayOverview:
James Baldwin’s literary star approached its peak during the turbulent 1960s as the self-described ‘witness’ of the Civil Rights Movement eloquently wrote of an American dream unrealized by its Black citizens. Baldwin’s towering output of novels, essays, poems, articles, lectures and in- terviews from this period chronicled an anguish rightfully simmering in the bellies of millions of African Americans, which was fed by a climate of chron- ic racial intolerance. With the publication of Notes of a Native Son in 1955 and The Fire Next Time in 1963, Baldwin emerged as a leader and fiery voice for the Movement, documenting not only where our country was, but more importantly where it might end up if conditions did not change.
This exhibition shares rarely seen photographs of James Baldwin in Turkey taken by his friend Sedat Pakay. Piercingly intimate and beautifully candid, these images capture the vibrant world of acquaintances, friends and collaborators Baldwin cultivated while living intermittingly in Turkey from 1961-1971.
Learning Goals and Objective:
In this workshop that accompanies their tour, students will learn more about James Baldwin, his time in Turkey, and his influence in the Civil Rights Movement. Students will use Baldwin’s quotes to create artwork to expand upon their experience and leave with an understanding of who this great writer was.
Washington State Standards & Essential Academic Learning Requirements Alignment:
The Arts
The student understands and applies arts knowledge and skills
1.2 Develops visual arts skills and techniques.
1.3 Understands and applies visual arts genres and styles of various artists, cultures, and times.
The student demonstrates thinking skills using the artistic processes
2.1 Applies a creative process to visual arts.
The student communicates through the arts
3.1 Uses visual arts to express feelings and present ideas.
3.2 Uses visual arts to communicate for a specific purpose.
*To make a reservation for this workshop, please contact Katie Williams at kwilliams@naamnw.org.
Exploring Our History
Grade Level: 3-6
Objective: Students will learn the story of an African American who has made significant contributions to our area - a “Local Hero” - and create a unique page for a “Zine” that will be bound and given to each class that engages in the project.
Time: 45 mins.
Availability: Ongoing
Related Exhibition: The Journey Gallery
Overview:
The purpose of this workshop is to familiarize students with the many accomplishments of African Americans in this region over the past two hundred years, and provide a creative outlet for them to “publish” their stories. Each student is also invited to tell their own story to be published in the Zine. This is how it is done: each student receives a box that contains a biography sheet, an artifact, and a picture of a “Local Hero.” Thirty-four notable people are featured in the activity, including individuals whose stories appear in our Journey Gallery, and other Local Heroes whose stories are not on display. Materials provided will include color pencils, markers, and crayons as well as cut-out pictures to create a collage. Students are encouraged to be as creative as they wish and respond to their featured person’s story in any way they choose. They are welcome to write, make a drawing or create a collage about the person. On the other side of the page, students will reflect on their own life experiences and accomplishments, and create a similar page about themselves. The exercise is designed to teach young people about the accomplishments of African Americans they may never have heard of, and encourage students to think about the kinds of contributions they can make to our community.
Washington State Standards & Essential Academic Learning Requirements Alignment:
The Arts
The student understands and applies arts knowledge and skills.
2.1 The student will apply a creative process in the arts.
3.1 The student uses the arts to express and present ideas and feelings.
3.2 The student uses art to communicate for a specific purpose.
Reading
The student understands the meaning of what is read.
2.1 The student demonstrates evidence of reading comprehension.
2.2 The student understands and applies knowledge of text components to comprehend text.
2.3. The student expands their comprehension by analyzing, interpreting, and synthesizing information and ideas in literary and informational text.
The student reads different materials for a variety of purposes.
3.1 The student reads to learn new information.
3.2 The student reads to perform a task.
History
The student understands and applies knowledge of historical thinking, chronology, eras, turning points, major ideas, individuals, and themes in local, Washington State, tribal, United States, and world history in order to evaluate how history shapes the present and future.
4.3 Understands that there are multiple perspectives and interpretations of historical events.
4.4 Uses history to understand the present and plan for the future.
*To make a reservation for this workshop, please contact Katie Williams at kwilliams@naamnw.org.
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