Connie Graves photo courtesy of the Oregon Historical Society
Overview
Lesson 1: Introduction to the Grand Ronde Nations Traditional Burden Basket
Lesson 2: Design and Create a Burden Basket with a Strap
Lesson 3: Research and Make a Poster of the Three Types of Basket Materials
Lesson 4: Make a Set of Plant Identification Playing Cards
Lesson 5: Explore Key Questions
Extending the lesson/References
Standards
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
EL.08.RE.04—Demonstrate listening comprehension of more complex text through class and/or small group interpretive discussions across the subject areas.
CD Segments to Play
Background
Suggested Strategies
Activities
1. Talking Circle
The teacher will lead a guided discussion of the questions below with the students sitting in a talking circle. All of the students’ work should be on display as well as the KWL questions and student answers. This final lesson is meant to allow the students’ range of newly acquired knowledge to be shared in a safe, non-judgmental environment. The students will answer each question in a collective exploration. The teacher will support the group by aiding them in staying focused and on track.
What is a designer?
What did Connie Graves mean by comparing herself to “a mad scientist?”
What was meant by the radio announcer’s description of art being “the intersection of materials, knowledge and inspiration?”
