Summary

A major retrospective at the New Museum in New York looks at the remarkable life and work of artist Faith Ringgold, 91, who has fought for change in the art world and beyond for more than 60 years. Directions : To watch the feature story, click the video above. Or skim the segments from the latest NewsHour by clicking on the image below, and choose the story that works best for your class. Then answer the questions below.

 

Five Facts

Discussion questions using the Journalist’s Five Ws plus an H:

• Who are some of the individuals or groups of people mentioned in the news summary?


• What stories are covered?


• Where do some of the stories take place?


• When did those stories occur?


• Why did the event(s) take place?


• How do you think the NewsHour’s producers decided which stories made it into the news summary?

Media literacy: See, Think, Wonder: What did you notice about the picture? What does this image make you think? Where would you go to learn more?

 

Artist Faith Ringgold. Credit: PBS NewsHour screenshot

Focus Questions

If you chose another story other than the feature story, complete this See, Think, Wonder : What did you notice? What did the story make you think? What does it make you wonder?

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