Etta
Moten Barnett
Etta Moten Barnett and her
husband, Claude, were US representatives to the independence celebrations
of several countries in Africa. As these new nations emerged, they
raised flags to celebrate their own heritage.
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Define symbolism. Use
a classroom or online dictionaries if you
need help.
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What are some examples of symbols
in the classroom?
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Which African countries did
Etta Moten Barnett and her husband, Claude, visit as US representatives?
Refer to Barnett's bibliography on The
HistoryMakers website if you have forgotten.
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Using The
Flags of the World website, locate the national flags of Ghana, Nigeria,
and Zambia. Color the blank flags your teacher gave you and write
what each color and image symbolize on the back.
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As you learned through The Flags
of the World website, colors are used to in flags to symbolize different
feelings, beliefs, and ideas. Your teacher will give a copy of this
worksheet.
The directions are:
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Eight colors are listed in the
first column.
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For the second column, use The
Palette of Colorful Expression website to locate what the color symbolizes
in art theory. Write your findings in the appropriate boxes.
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For the third column, use the
The
Flags of the World and Easy
Flag Identifier websites to locate flags that contain these colors.
What do the colors symbolize in the flags? Write your answers in
the approriapte boxes.
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For the fourth column, write
what the color symbolizes in your life. Write your answers
in the approriapte boxes.
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On the worksheet,
the color red is used as an example.
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Creates a flag that symbolizes
you. Things to consider are: shapes, colors, images & design.
This may be done with paper and art supplies, a computer paint program
or MS PowerPoint. An example,
created with PowerPoint, is given.
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For further development, play
Flag
Tag, a fun of flag
identification.
