Step #2: Distribute slips of paper and ask students to write an ending to the “If I could fly. For an excellent history about quiltmaking in the American South by the Gees Bend Quiltmakers, read.Process and significance of quilting - they depict the times, places and lives of the people who make them.Historical references - “flying” is a motif in African-American folk-tale literature, in which slaves told of flying to freedom as a metaphor for escaping slavery exclusion of minorities from trade unions.The rooftop and bridge (GW Bridge) were places she saw from her apartment window. Children ate and stayed up late, lying together on a mattress. Ringgold created quilts to tell stories about her own life - she grew up in Harlem and as a child, her family often went up to the roof on hot summer nights.Ask students –If you could fly, where would you go? What would that place look like? Who would be there? Fly around your neighborhood for a while.Step #1: Read Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold. Close your eyes and imagine yourself floating upwards into the sky.
Lie down or get into a comfortable position. Take a moment to find a quiet place, either inside or outdoors. The main character Cassie Louise Lightfoot finds personal empowerment by flying around her neighborhood and claiming ownership of the buildings around her, which are structures that represent power.
They take their liberation by confronting this huge masculine icon, the bridge.” Ringgold sees the women in this series as “actually flying they are just free, totally. This book refers to her artwork, a quilt called Woman on a Bridge #1 of 5: Tar Beach. Tar Beach is inspired by Ringgold’s own life, recalling the time that she spent on the rooftop of her home with her family while she was growing up in Harlem. Her work addresses her experience as a Black woman living in America. Faith Ringgold is a famous artist, teacher, and activist.
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