Aim: To create personal books reflecting on one’s own bravery.
Materials: The book Brave Irene by William Steig, construction paper, markers and collage materials
Procedure:
1. Have students view and discuss the work of art below. Discuss with students:
- What made Esther brave?
- What does it mean to be brave?
- Who else do you consider brave?
- When have you been brave?
2. Read Brave Irene by William Steig and discuss how it reflects on the idea of bravery.
3. Have each student create a book about an occasion when he or she felt especially brave. Students can draw, write, or use collage to create their books.
4. Tell students to read their books once a year on Purim or on another day they choose to be their Day of Bravery.
Robert Indiana (American, b. 1928)
- Screen print on paper
- 29 7/16 x 23 1/2 in. (74.8 x 59.7 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Commissioned by The Jewish Museum, JM 109-67
- © 2008 Morgan Art Foundation Ltd. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Not on view Works on Paper
Purim: Four Facets of Esther
