RUBY BRIDGES1. A song by Lori McKenna (CO + EOC/EOI) (X2 students) A song by Lori McKenna (CO + EOC/EOI) (X2 students)2. A painting by Dan Wiemar (CE + EOC/EOI) (X2 students)3. A painting by Jules (CE + EOC/EOI) (X2 students)4. A painting by Norman Rockwell (CO + EOC/EOI) (X3 students)5. A series of paintings by Philip Maysles (CE + EOC/EOI) (X2 students)6. A book cover by Robert Cole (CO + EOC/EOI) (X3 students)7. A mural by street art artist Sharon de la Cruz. (CE + EOC/EOI) (X3 students)8. Ruby Bridges at a Ted Show (CO + EOC/EOI) (X2 students)9. Interview people about Ruby Bridges. (EE + EOI/EOC) (X2 students)10. Interview people about Ruby Bridges. (EE + EOI/EOC) (X2 students)11. Make a short movie/interview about R.Bridges. (X4 students + more if needed)

1. You will ALL have to do a written work on the movie Ruby Bridges.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JT3E-DSltM

1. A song by Lori McKenna (oral presentation)

Ideas for oral presentation:

- Share info about the singer.- Explain the lycris.- Ask the students to write a song, a poem- You can invent a new song and play it IN class with instruments.

Ruby Bridges by Dan Wiemer (2010)

2. A painting by Dan Wiemar

Ruby Bridges by Dan Wiemer (2010)

Portrait of Jefferson Davis: President of the Confederate States (1861-1865)

« We want segregation »

From the movie

2. A painting by Dan Wiemar

• Introduce the document. • Who is Wiemer?• On what occasion what is painted?

• Who do you see?• Where does the scene take place?• Any symbols? Colors?

Ideas for oral presentation:

- Share info about the artists.- Describe the painting – ask

the class to describe it.- Be ready to explain the

symbols, the meaning/significance of some details…

August 19th, 2009 by Jules 3. A painting by Jules

August 19th, 2009 by Jules

The Confederate Flag

(Symbol of the South – segregation)

• Introduce the document.

• Who do you see?• Where does the scene take place?• Any symbols? Colors?

Ideas for oral presentation:

- Share info about the artist.- Describe the painting – ask

the class to describe it.- Talk about the context –

historical references.

- Be ready to explain the symbols, the meaning/significance of some details…

4. A painting by Norman Rockwell - The Problem We all live with, by Norman Rockwell, (1964 )

• Introduce the document. • Who was Rockwell?

• Who do you see?• Where does the scene take place?• Any symbols? Colors?

Ideas for oral presentation:

- Share info about the artist.- Describe the painting – ask

the class to describe it.- Talk about the context –

historical references.- Let us listen to the extract

and quiz the class- Be ready to explain the

symbols, the meaning/significance of some details/words…

Self portrait of Norman Rockwell as Ruby Bridges by Philip Maysles (2008)

Triple self portrait by Norman Rockwell (1960)

5. A series of paintings by Philip Maysles

• Introduce the document. • Who is P.Maysles?• On what occasion was this series

painted? Where can you see these paintings?

• Who do you see?• Where does the scene take place?• Any symbols? Colors?

Ideas for oral presentation:

- Share info about the artist.- Describe the paintings – ask

the class to describe it.

- Be ready to explain the reference to Rockwell…

6. A book cover by Robert Coles (oral presentation)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPK3zQM2dHU

Ideas for oral presentation:

- Share info about the writer and describe the illustrations.- You may have read this book with Mme Ayivi. Read it to us…extracts, ask

the class to read a part, make copies…

- Show us the video and quizz the class

Sharon de la Cruz, November 2013 (NYC, Bronx)

7. A mural by Street art artist Sharon de La Cruz

Ideas for oral presentation:

- Share info about the artist.

- You need to teach us things about this artists: see the three texts.

- Ask us to sketch Ruby…?

WRITE A (10 lines)

PARAGRAPH ABOUT THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE MOVIE. (1954-1960)

SELECT THE

HAPPIEST/FUNNIEST PART OF THE MOVIE AND

EXPLAIN (5 lines) WHY YOU THINK IT IS THE

HAPPIEST/FUNNIEST.

CREATE AN ORIGINAL

PORTRAIT OF RUBY BRIDGES

CREATE AN ILLUSTRATION OF YOUR FAVORITE SCENE

FROM THE MOVIE AND EXPLAIN

(5 lines) WHY IT IS YOUR FAVORITE.

CHOOSE TWO CHARACTERS FROM THE

STORY AND WRITE A (10 lines)

PARAGRAPH EXPLAINING HOW THE TWO ARE ALIKE

OR DIFFERENT?

WRITE A (10 lines)

PARAGRAPH DESCRIBING RUBY FROM THE

MARSHALLS’ or Ms HENRY’S POINT OF VIEW.

CHOOSE A CHARACTER FROM THE MOVIE THAT

YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEND THE DAY WITH

AND EXPLAIN WHY. (10 lines)

CREATE AN (original)

POSTER FOR THE MOVIE PERSUADING PEOPLE TO

SEE IT.

THINK OF A SITUATION IN THE MOVIE AND EXPLAIN HOW YOU WOULD HAVE

HANDLED IT DIFFERENTLY. (5 lines)

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