Tribute Art PART I: September 11,
2001
Honoring the Fallen by Honoring First
Responders in ENGINE 54
Essential
Questions:
What do you remember about September 11, 2001?
What can we do to remember?
How can we honor those affected by these events through
our artwork?
How can we convey text through image?
After discussion of the events of September 11, 2001, you will now create
a piece of artwork that will honor all the men and women who reached out to
help one another on that tragic day.
Among the tragedy, Americans showed true unity through the chaos. We will honor all of the first responders who
helped on that day by creating a piece of artwork that will be sent to one of
the hardest hit engine companies: FDNY Engine 54.
To begin,
students in grades 9-12 learned and discussed the events of that day as well as
the aftermath of what was been left behind. We discussed the idea that despite
the tragedy, selflessness and resilience prevailed. Learning the stories of
those who helped reminds us of the good that exists in humanity. Students
researched and shared the stories of some of the 343 firefighters lost,
including those from Engine 54. By
learning these individual stories, we will never forget.
In this assignment we chose a quote,
song lyric, or any other phrase that inspired us or gave us a positive
reaction. Students then took that text and developed an image from it. The goal was to convey the message of the
words through the image. These were
images of hope, inspiration, strength, etc.
It was expected that the image was neat and well crafted. Students used a variety of materials to
complete the image. To complete the
project, we then sent our images with a note to members of the FDNY Engine
54.
