"I
Have a Dream" Quilt Square
Subject: Arts
& Humanities, Social Sciences,U.S. History
Grade: K-2,
3-5,6-8, 9-12
Brief
Description
After
studying Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech,
students create a quilt square about their dreams for the future.
ASSIGNMENT:
Using
AppleWorks or a similar drawing program, create a quilt square that measures 7 inches by 7 inches
about your dream for the future. This quilt square should represent your dream
for the future.
DUE
DATE:
We will print squares on Friday for folks who want to add color to the images
– remember our printer only prints in black and white. If you don’t
mind not having color, we will print at the end of class on Tuesday, Feb. 10th.
TECHNICAL
DATA:
Use
Appleworks Drawing.
Page
Size – Set the margins so that the page will print out as a square.
Go
to FORMAT> Document.
Set
your margins to TOP = 1.75, BOTTOM = 1.75, LEFT = .5, Right = .5
This
will move the page margins in.
FOR
THE SQUARE:
Go
to RULERS>Show Rulers.
Draw
a box that is .25 inches in from the edges of the page.
Be
sure to make it hollow (tool palette >patterns. This will give you a line to
work from so you know where the edges of the page are. This will give us a nice
seam allowance for assembling our quilt squares.
LOCK
THE SQUARE:
Click
on the square. Go to ARRANGE and LOCK.
ADD
YOUR SIGNATURE:
Click
on the text tool. Draw a small square for your name. Type in "by FIRST
NAME LAST NAME P__"
Move
it to the bottom right corner of the screen (dragging or using the direction
arrows).
FORMAT
and LOCK it into place.
ASSESSMENT:
SIZE
= 7 by 7 inches square
IMAGES
= one student created drawing, one picture, one piece of clip art, and text.
THEME
= meets the theme of what you dream about for the future
TIME
= turned in on time