OVERVIEW

How the People Became Color Blind

"This story is about being color blind, or free of color prejudice--one of the most difficult things to achieve in our society. How do you deal with this problem in your life?" writes Faith Ringgold artist and author of How the People Became Color Blind (quoted from her website). In this lesson, inspired by Ringgold's story, students visually interpret the story using symbols and visual form as a method of non-verbal communication ; meant to stimulate a dialogue regarding color prejudice and cultural diversity, students are encouraged to incorporate their own, personal experiences in their painting.

STUDENT PAINTING OBJECTIVE:

To create a painting inspired by the story How the People Became Color Blind by Faith Ringgold, which visually communicates through color and abstract, representational, and symbolic imagery, my interpretation of the story, as well as, my views regarding a society that is free of “color prejudice.”

CROSS-CURRICULAR:

This project develops:

LANGUAGE ARTS WRITING SKILLS & HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS
through our application of:

ANALYSIS, EVALUATION & INTERPRETATION

of IDEAS in order to

ADAPT & TRANSLATE

them into Visual Form.