1. Honestly frida Learning Target:
Analyze a point of view regarding a cultural experience expressed in literature and art
Compare and Contrast the representation of a subject in different media

2. Watch the PBS clip and do the following:
Take notes on the key ideas and details that help you understand Kahlo’s
LIFE, ART, and Cultural Identity
Divide your notes into these 3 sections and take notes.

3. Read and Annotate ….
As you read, “From Frida, a Biography of Frida Kahlo”
Annotate details that emphasize Kahlo’s life, art, and cultural identity.
L could equal LIFE
A could equal ART
CI could equal CULTURAL IDENTITY

4. Discussion questions:
With your group, discuss the following questions:
What did you learn about Kahlo’s
LIFE
ART
CULTURAL IDENTITY?
What details are emphasized in the video?
What details are emphasized in the text?

5. “The Kiss” Gustav Klimt
OPTIC Strategy – aids in developing an interpretation/meaning/theme of the piece of art.
Overview
Parts
Title
Interrelationships
Conclusion

6. Self- portrait on the borderline between Mexico and the united states
Analyze this painting using the OPTIC strategy that we just learned about.
Fill out the form in your book on page 30.
Homework:
Find another piece of art that you like/enjoy/are inspired by, and complete OPTIC strategy on your own

7. Brainstorm a list of images/articacts/objects/ memory/or experineces
AND THEN…
Explain the significance for you!

8. Turn to page 54 and 55 to read “My mother pieced quilts”
Read once for enjoyment
Read the second time to find figurative language—annotate and analyze
Fill out the graphic organizer on page 56 – find: Symbols, Images, Figures of Speech, and Tone/Theme

9. Create your own quilt square!
We are creating a “class quilt”
With the piece of plain paper that I provide, create a quilt square that represents YOU!
Must be neat, colorful, and go in the vertical direction
Present