There's a section in the back of the book with a short three paragraph biography of Bearden and a sample photo of his work. With Close Reading becoming a new fad in education our department got ahead of the trend and wrote questions directly related to an artist or concept in each grade. Bearden wound up being our Close Reading for 6th grade. After they read the passage, they have to answer the questions. We go over them in class together before I share my prints of his work. Here's a sample of the worksheet:
The class is allowed to choose the topic for their own Romare Bearden style collages after we've discussed his artwork. It must be based on one of Bearden's own inspirations: a landscape of a place they're living in now or used to live in, music, or family.
They're allowed to choose one base color - all other colors come from my scrap and magazine collection. This project generally takes about 4 classes of 40 minutes (give or take - my 6th grades this year were particularly pokey and took an extra class and a half).
Enjoy these samples of the finished products:
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