Lesson Plan
Title:  History of Quilts
Subject:  Arts
Grade Level:  9 - 12
Overview:
Students will do online research on the History of Quilts. They will produce a timeline of the history of quilts. They will also choose a famous quilter and do a report on that person.
Approximate Duration:  3-50 minutes periods
Content Standards:
  • Creative Expression
         Students develop creative expression through the application of knowledge, ideas, communication skills, organization abilities and imagination.
  • Historical and Cultural Perception
         Students develop historical perspective and cultural perception by recognizing and understanding that the arts throughout history are a record of human experience with a past, present, and future.
Benchmarks:
  • HP-3VA-H5
         Identify the roles of artists who have achieved recognition and discuss their influences on the community.   (1,2,4,5)
Interdisciplinary Connections:  
  • English/Language Arts : Standard 1
         Students read, comprehend, and respond to a range of materials, using a variety of strategies for different purposes.
  • English/Language Arts : Standard 5
         Students locate, select, and synthesize information from a variety of texts, media, references, and technological sources to acquire and communicate knowledge.
Educational Technology Standards:  
  • Demonstrate knowledge and skills of Internet use and other resources consistent with acceptable use policies including the legal consequences of plagiarism and the need for authenticity in student work through an understanding of copyright issues.
  • Refine knowledge and enhance skills in keyboarding, word processing, desktop publishing, spreadsheets, databases, multimedia, and telecommunications in preparing and presenting classroom projects.
Objectives:
The students will be able to discuss the history of quilts.
The students will be able to describe the life and achievements of a particular quilter.
Lesson Materials and Resources:
Pictures of Quilts, List of Quilters, Scoring Rubric
Technology Tools and Materials:

Hardware:
Classroom Computer

Software:
Timeliner

Websites:
Trackstar #150135
      http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/ts/viewTrack.do?number=150135

Lesson Procedures:
Students will research the quilt using the Trackstar provided.
Students will develop a timeline on the history of quilts using Timeliner
Assessment Procedures:
Timeline
Report on Quilter
Contact Information:
Jean Carr
jean.carr@mcschools.net
Neville High School


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