Maritcha Thematic Unit

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TAH Media and Literacy

“Maritcha” Lesson

plans/Thematic Unit

April 24, 2010

Maritcha Thematic Unit

1. Read p. 10-11. On these pages, Tonya Bolden recreates a photo album. Some of the photos have a lot of information, and some have a little information. You are going to create a similar photo album of your family. Using actual family photos, compose your own family album. Decorate the photo with an elaborate frame as seen in the book. Create a caption for each photo including the following information:

-Name of person-Relation to you-Date and place of birth-Interests

-as child, hobbies, games, school performance, what they would like to be “when they grow up”

-as adult, interests and/or hobbies adult had as a child, current occupation and any hopes and dreams

-A personal memory you have of that relative-Compile all of this into a photo album for classroom display

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2. ELA selection. Read p. 14 of Maritcha and answer the following questions using information from the article. Do not include any personal information – just base your answers on information form the article.

a. Maritcha recalls stories about early New York City from listening to her grandmother. Name two details that Elizabeth Hewlett Marshall retells that describe the winters in early New York City

First detail___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Second Detail_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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3. Art Analysis Worksheet w/ quadrants. Look at the painting of Broadway on p. 18. Using your quadrant frame, examine the painting and all of its aspects. Important: Look for an underlying tone in the painting.

4. Art Analysis WorksheetStep 1. Observation  A. Study the painting for 2 minutes. Form an overall impression of the photograph and then examine individual items. Next, divide the photo into quadrants and study each section to see what new details become visible.

Quadrant LT Quadrant RT

Quadrant LB Quadrant RB

B. Use the chart below to list people, objects, and activities in the painting.

People Objects Activities

Step 2. Inference

  C. Based on what you have observed above, list three things you might infer from this photograph.

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Step 3. Questions

D. What questions does this photograph raise in your mind?

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E. Where could you find answers to them?

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4. Who was Maritcha Lyons? Create a character analysis of Maritcha by engaging in an informational scavenger hunt through the book. Read the following questions and locate the answers in the book by referring to the page numbers in parentheses.

A. When was Maritcha Lyons born? (6)

B. Where did Maritcha Lyons first live? (7)

C. What are some games she may have played as a child? (8)

D. Which of Maritcha’s sisters did not have a photograph in the book? (11)

Why?_________________________________________________

E. Name two places that Maritcha was excited to visit. (12)

F. What happened to Seneca Village and why was that significant to Maritcha? (14)

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5. Look at the etching on page 25. Fill out the following art analysis worksheet. Again, as in # 3, it is important that you look for an underlying tone in the artwork.

5. Art Analysis Worksheet

Step 1. Observation  A. Study the painting for 2 minutes. Form an overall impression of the etching and then examine individual items. Next, divide the etching into quadrants and study each section to see what new details become visible.

Quadrant LT Quadrant RT

Quadrant LB Quadrant RB

B. Use the chart below to list people, objects, and activities in the etching.

People Objects Activities

Step 2. Inference

  C. Based on what you have observed above, list three things you might infer from this etching.

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Step 3. Questions

D. What questions does this etching raise in your mind?

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E. Where could you find answers to them?

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6. Now, look back at the painting on page 19 and the etching on page 25. Use the Venn diagram below to find similarities and differences in these two works of art. When you are finished, write the underlying differences in the tone of each piece of art.

Broadway Painting Etching of Draft Riots

Now write the underlying difference in tone of the two pieces of art.

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7. Inference Question. During the New York City Draft Riots in 1863, Maritcha’s home was violently attacked. Writing as if you were Maritcha, compose a diary entry describing the feelings before, during, and after the riots. As mentioned in the book, maritcha did not keep a diary, so use a point of view reference by first referring to pages 23-33 to become more familiar with her predicament.

Before the riots…

During the riots…

After the riots…

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8. Essay question. Maritcha had a happy, but at times, turbulent life in New York City. It was not until she moved to Providence, Rhode Island, that she “made history.” Explain how Maritcha made history at this time. Refer to pages 34-39 and be sure to include the following bulleted items in your answer:

Why did Maritcha and her family move from New York City?

Why did Maritcha have to attend a white high school? What were the difficulties involved in getting into

Providence High School? Was her educational experience a positive or negative

occurrence? Why? Give details to support your answer.

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8A. Maritcha eventually became a teacher. Do you think all of her life experience makes her a better teacher or a worse teacher? Explain.

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9. Inference question. At times, Maritcha’s teacher questioned the truthfulness of her essays in school. Maritcha responded to her teacher with the following statement: “The half has never been told.” What do you think she means by this? Be specific-use details for the book to support your answer. The full text can be found on page 39.

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Word Search and Crossword Puzzle (Culminating activities)

V A L H R A I L R O A D V A HI E M H B Q G S U V V N H K CN O I T A G E R G E S C N R TD Y W K F W K A S D T I Y P OY N S E N E C A R I C S R T CX E U T Z E O A R K T H A K SG P H O C X F A E A O Y M W PE I A A R T M R L S T O I R OW G L U O G B T Z N A Z W N HL A A N L O R H R E H C A E TP Y O L C I I E O L F E O D OU M O K L Y N R D R V L H L NK V E N L I J E B N B K J O YW R A L S Q V S J C U L A B AS A E U T Q X E X O X E A F M

ALBRO KNICKERBOCKERS PAULINE TEACHERBOLDEN LYONS RAILROAD THERESECRYSTAL MARITCHA RIOTS TONYADRAFT MARY SEGREGATION UNDERGROUNDHOPSCOTCH PALACE SENECA VILLAGE

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Maritcha

Across4. Draft Riots took place in this month6. Maritcha's high school9. field of the first baseball game11. Albro Lyons worked at a ______factory12. Maritcha's great-uncle13. Maritcha's "guiding star"14. ___________troops ended the Draft RiotsDown1. Maritcha lived at 144_________Street2. Big Dipper was called the Drinking___3. He was born February 10, 18145. _____________Railroad7. Maritcha's occupation8. World's Fair held at this "Palace"10. ____________village

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Word Search and Crossword Puzzle solutions

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(Over,Down,Direction) ALBRO(13,15,NW)BOLDEN(14,14,N)CRYSTAL(15,2,SW)DRAFT(10,4,SW)

HOPSCOTCH(15,9,N)KNICKERBOCKERS(14,2,SW)

LYONS(1,10,SE)MARITCHA(7,8,NE)MARY(13,7,N)

PALACE(1,11,NE)

(Over,Down,Direction) PAULINE(2,7,SE)RAILROAD(5,1,E)RIOTS(14,8,W)

SEGREGATION(11,3,W)SENECA(3,5,E)

TEACHER(15,10,W)THERESE(8,9,S)TONYA(15,10,S)

UNDERGROUND(11,14,NW)VILLAGE(7,14,NW)

Across

4. July6. Providence9. Elysian11. cigar12. Hewlett13. Doyle14 union

Down

1. Centre2. gourd3. Albro4. Underground5. teacher6. Crystal7. Seneca

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