Jasper Gerardi (Geeraerts) (attributed), Still Life with Meat Pie. Oil on panel, 19 1/4 x 25 1/4 inches. Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University.
Cristoforo Munari. Still Life with Blue and White Porcelain. Oil on canvas, 11 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches. Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art.
Romare Bearden, In the Garden from American Portfolio. Lithograph on paper, 28 3/4 x 21 1/4 inches. Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University.
English Language Arts
Grade 2
5: Hand-Me-Down Tales From Around the World
1-2 45-minute lessons
compare and contrast
Why do we hand down stories?
How does art relate to hand down stories?
I can listen to several versions of Stone Soup.
I can ask who, what, when, where, and why about the stories.
I can give my opinion on which piece of art works best with the stories Stone Soup.
I can tell or write reasons that support my opinion using words like because and also.
Anticipatory set: Ask, “Have you ever had soup made with a stone?”
Read the book Stone Soup, by Marcia Brown, aloud to the students.
Introduce the other versions of the book. Read other versions of the book and discuss how the stories are written in different countries.
Compare and contrast the versions of the story, using a teacher created graphic organizer that addresses “who, what, where, why, when” questions. Encourage student participation by handing each student three Post-its to use to post information on the graphic organizers.
Discuss how the three stories have the same theme. Discuss that theme.
Display the art images. Discuss the images using the VTS questions.
Compare and contrast the three pieces of art, using a graphic organizer. Discuss the similarities and differences that the students find between the three pieces of art.
Students will write an opinion piece on which art they think represents the story of Stone Soup the best.
Students will write reasons that support their opinion using words “like,” “because,” and “also”.
Modification: ELL students may write words and draw pictures to represent their opinion.
folktale, legend, versions, conclusions, continent, coast, customs, globe
Jasper Gerardi (Geeraerts) (attributed), Flemish, Still Life with Meat Pie, c. 1650. Oil on panel, 19 1/4 x 25 1/4 inches (48.9 x 64.1 cm). Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. Gift in honor of Marilyn M. Segal by her children, 1998.22.6. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion.
Cristoforo Munari, Italian, Still Life with Blue and White Porcelain, c. 1690. Oil on canvas, 11 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches (29.8 x 41.3 cm). Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. Gift in honor of Marilyn M. Segal by her children, 1998.22.2. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion.
Romare Bearden, In the Garden from American Portfolio, 1979. Lithograph on paper, 28 3/4 x 21 1/4 inches (73 x 54 cm). Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel and Carolyn Klein, 1980.81.5. Art © Romare Bearden Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion.