Project ARTiculate

Faith Ringgold: Our Own Story Quilts

Grade 3

Karen Stomberg, FNSBSD Art Specialist

This lesson is designed to teach in two sessions. Students study the work of artist, teacher, author and illustrator Faith Ringgold. They create a story quilt with a well-developed drawing based on a personal memory. Finished work includes a written memory sentence and a colorful pieced border.

Objectives and assessment criteria

Students will:

1. explore and recognize the work of Faith Ringgold, artist, teacher, author and illustrator.
2. design and create a paper story quilt based on a personal memory.
3. compose a one or two sentence written memory story.
4. draw a crayon illustration with a well-developed background.
5. construct a pieced border pattern with cut paper.