Starke Elementary Anthology

We Too Dream

Edith I. Starke Elementary 2019 3rd Grade Student Anthology A Collaborative Project with the Museum of Art - DeLand

We Too Dream Project Overview This anthology, We Too Dream, is the culmination of a collaborative project between the Museum of Art – DeLand and Edith I. Starke Elementary 3rd grade teachers Brooke H. Anderson, Penny C. Carver, Elizabeth M. Lizalde , Lorraine V. Worster, Art teacher Robin DeCamp and their students. The project was developed as part of the Museum’s Arts on the Grow education program for the exhibitions, 19th and 20th Century African American Art: We Too Dream America, and Purvis Young: Overtown’s Visual Poet, (January 20 through March 17, 2019). The project focused on the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement and important events and people highlighted during Black History month.

The multi-phase collaboration included: 

a planning meeting with participating teachers and the museum curator of education

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a classroom visit by the museum educator

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a museum field trip for all 3rd grade students

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a post-field trip classroom visit by the museum educator with student activities

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teacher supervised classroom research and writing on an important African American and student art project inspired by their research and writing

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teacher and student assessments

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a set of 21 books about the Harlem Renaissance, African American artists, and important African American historical figures for each participating classroom

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teacher lesson plans

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professional printing of We Too Dream with copies for the participating students, teachers, administrators and media center

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a final school reception and book launch party for the project participants and guests

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Edith I. Starke Elementary The Edith I. Starke Elementary learning community meets all challenges by building on the strengths and diversity of our community. We hold high expectations for all students, ensuring their success in learning.

All students at Edith I. Starke elementary achieve success due to a diverse, caring, committed learning community of teachers, families, school support staff, and community partners. Research-based teaching strategies and a positive school environment close the achievement gap and inspire each student to become a contributing citizen.

Edith I. Starke Elementary School 730 S. Parsons Avenue DeLand, FL 32720

Museum of Art - DeLand Established in 1951, the Museum of Art - DeLand, Florida, is a vital and interactive non-profit community visual arts museum dedicated to the collecting, preservation, study, display and educational use of the fine arts. The Museum of Art - DeLand, Florida, is a 501(c)3 organization incorporated in the State of Florida and is a member of the American Alliance of Museums and the Florida Association of Museums.

Museum of Art - DeLand 600 N. Woodland Blvd. DeLand, FL 32720 Museum of Art - DeLand Downtown 100 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand, FL 32720

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A special thank you to Dwayne Copeland, Principal of Starke Elementary for supporting the project and Eilene Ahr, Assistant Principal and Robin DeCamp, Art Teacher for facilitating the project.

Thanks also to the following underwriters who provided necessary funding for this program: Duke Energy Foundation Publix Supermarket Charities Wells Fargo Foundation DeLand Breakfast Rotary DeLand Rotary Club Faith Hope & Charity Junior Service League of DeLand Krewe of Amalee

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The 3rd Grade Class of Brooke H. Anderson

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Riley Bates

Thurgood Marshall Thurgood Marshall was born in Baltimore Maryland July 2, 1908

The famous case was called Brown vs. Board of Education He helped end segregation so that black and white people can be in the same school He was the first African American judge He opened the door for black people to go to school with white people

He was the first African American judge because he studied law in school a lot He fought with his dad a lot to become a supreme court justice He helped end segregation in public schools 6

Hanna Camacho

Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman was a special woman

Harriet Tubman was born in New York

she helped others

On March 10, 1913 she died

and did something that was very kind

Harriet made 13 missions and escaped slavery herself

She helped a lot of people in life Escape slavery she got people to the Under Ground Rail Road She also helped an abolitionist named John Brown 7

Ja’nai Campbell

Gwendolyn Brooks Gwendolyn Brooksdied in December 2, 2003 born in Topeka, Kansas lived in Chicago went to collage to be a teacher a poet an essayist

Gwendolyn BrooksWe should learn about her Because of her life She was smart She was helpful She was kind

Gwendolyn Brooksfamous for writing poems about her life as a child as an African American 8

Yanirah Creek

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Maxx Fonseca

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Jovanna Martinez

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Christian Reddick

Mae C. Jemison Mae was born on October 17, 1956 in Decatur, Alabama She loved science Her mom was a teacher They moved to Chicago when she was three years old

she explored She Studied She retired in 2016 she made a speech “I wanted to go to space�

She said And she did!

She was the first African American to go to space she did a lot of things as an adult she was a good person in her life

She went to Weill Medical College She became a doctor and became an astronaut for NASA Her first mission was in 1992 She got awards she wanted to go to space 12

King Rhoden

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Juan Carlos Soria

Jackie Robinson African Americans could not play baseball He won many baseball games That was African American history now anyone can play baseball

Jackie Robinson mom and dad were sharecroppers 5 children Jackie was the smallest one When Jackie Robinson was an adult: he was a baseball player He was famous He was African American

Jackie Robinson died in October 24Smallest one African American Now anyone can play This is the history of Jackie Robinson 14

Karen Soria

Michelle Obama Michelle Obama, is also known as Michelle Lavaughn Robinson Obama She was born on January 17,1964 in Chicago As a child, Michelle dreamed of being a writer and a lawyer She had to study hard Then she joined a gifted class At Bryn Mawr Elementary school She skipped second grade Her aunt was a piano teacher Then she got her job as a writer and a lawyer A dream come true She made an initiative called “Let’s Move!”

Initiative

She gave schools who were giving junk food healthy food the schools became healthy and strong She earned the awards of a shorty special for Gifstar glamourous special recognition award She was the first lady that was president She is married to the 44th president Michelle Obama helped the president and she helped people by encouraging the president and giving healthy foods to kids She helped all the kids in the United States giving healthy foods making schools stop selling junk food She studied laws She married Barack Obama in October 3,1992 15

Kyle Walker

Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson Was born in 1919 In Cairo, Georgia He was youngest of his 3 brothers He played all Black baseball

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Anterrio Watts

Purvis Young Purvis Young

Purvis got his paintings to go to

Born February 4, 1943

the museum

Purvis skipped school to paint

Purvis died the age 67

and he made 132 paintings

African American artist

Purvis painted about his life as an African American He also made 1,000 paintings when he was an adult 17

The 3rd Grade Class of Penny C. Carver

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Faith Baldwin

Misty Copeland Misty Copeland was only 13

In May of 2018

when began her dream

she accomplished her dream

she twirled across the stage

she became the first

and worked really hard

African American principal dancer

for her dream to come true.

in the American Ballet Theater.

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Genesis Cheeseborough

Maya Angelou Maya’s name was not always Maya

She became a writer and poet

her brother called her “My sister”

“I know why the caged birds sing”

but it came out as “Maya sister”

Became her most famous writings

so everyone called her Maya Maya helped in civil rights Maya became a dancer

She even worked for Martin Luther King Jr.

When she was younger,

And Malcom X

As she got older she pursued

Even when they died

Singing, acting, producing , and directing

She continued to fight

Most important of all

for African American rights 20

Samuel Conseulos

Jackie Robinson

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Journey Fonseca

Ruby Bridges she helped influence African American children to go to all-white schools.

Ruby was smart and brave She followed a rule it said all children should go to the same school

After graduating from high school she worked as a world travel agent

she put her head up proud

she grew up to be a strong adult

when she went to go to an all-white school

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Quincy Fulse

Katherine Johnson

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Keyshawn Kenon

Barry Born in Hawaii in 1961 who would have thought Barry would grow up to run the most powerful county.

He wanted be a lawyer but he went further first he was a senator then he became the first African American President.

He served the country for 8 years from 2009 to 2017 making sure all kids could have heathy lunch and breakfast.

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Jarvis Lacey

Martin Luther King Jr. There was a boy named Martin

not by fighting but by words

who was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1929

You should learn about him

he was named after his father

because he helped

people called him M.L.

us get to where we are now

he lived in a house

without him whites and blacks

on Auburn Ave. in Atlanta

would not be in the same school right now

Martin worked hard to change laws so they would be the same for whites and blacks 25

Korion Ross

Mae C. Jemison

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Jahir Santos

Condoleezza Rice Condoleezza Rice is a successful woman and has said,

The first African American Secretary of state

‘’self-esteem comes from achievement

Was Condoleezza rice Elected by

not from lax standers and false praise.”

president George W. Bush.

She showed great achievements,

Condoleezza Rice went to

Which shows she has great self-esteem.

Piano classes when she was young When she grew up She gave up the piano For geo politics.

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Bryne Seger

Thurgood Marshall

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Andre Tomlinson

George Washington Carver George was born on a farm he was born in January 1884.

He helped farmers with their crops the cotton removed the nutrients from the soil his solution was to plant peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes to restore the nutrients.

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Chloee Walls

Faith Ringgold Faith Ringgold was born in New York in 1930s during a time of a lot of discrimination she began a series of paintings of Americans which portrayed civil rights movement from female perspective Faith Ringgold began developing her own art work her art work is vibrant and you can feel her hope Faith Ringgold received her M.A in art in 1959 she visited many of the finest art museums in Europe

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Teniyah Washington

Rosa Parks Rosa was born February 4,1913

She fought for equal rights

She lived on a farm

and joined NAACP

She was a activist

she got rewarded with national medals of

She fought for freedom

the highest honor

She thought enough was enough and would not get up from the buses seat she stood up for her rights

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Gisell Yanez

Gwendolyn Brooks

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The 3rd Grade Class of Elizabeth M. Lizalde

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Kimberly Amaral

Faith Ringgold

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Rayana Brown

Jesse Jackson Jesse Jackson’s Important Life Jesse Jackson started push.

Jesse Jackson is a person.

To help poor people of all colors.

You should learn about.

He wanted civil rights for all.

To learn how to be kind to each other To teach you how to be grateful.

Jesse Jackson was Not afraid to do what was right.

Jesse Jackson boycotted.

So, he showed what he believed.

Jesse Jackson showed.

Equality.

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Yetzel Figueroa

George Washington Carver George Washington Carver was a slave George Washington Carver was forced to grow crops George Washington Carver became an inventor George Washington Carver invented peanut butter

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Oscar Gaytan Martinez

Martin Luther King Jr Stanza 1

Stanza 3

A long time ago there was a man

One reason people should learn

his name was Martin Luther King Jr.

about Martin Luther King Jr.

he made a speech,

because without him

and in that speech, it had

you would not have

some very powerful words

the friends that you have right now. you would not be

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sitting

I like Martin Luther King Jr.

where you are

because he made a very strong speech

right now

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Dyani Hadley

Faith Ringgold

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Hailey Heard-Seneff

Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

He said that he hoped,

had led the way for a better,

for a day when people would be judged

brighter future for all people.

not by the color of their skin

This is how Martin Luther King Jr.

but,

Gave his “I have a dream� speech.

by content of their character.

Because of Martin Luther King Jr. and, those involved in the civil rights movement.

A law was passed called Civil Rights Act, which ended segregation.

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Dazariah Layne

Faith Ringgold Faith Ringgold Started the American People Series In the summer of 1963 The start of her mature artist work.

I like Faith Ringgold Because of her paintings Because she’s cute I like to read Tar Beach

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Ismael Olascoaga

Gwendolyn Brooks Gwendolyn Brooks

You should learn about Gwendolyn Brooks

Was a Female

Because she is an artist.

African American

She was a female

Artist

African American

Who wrote Poems

Artist

Gwendolyn Brooks Wrote poems as a kid By 16 She had written And published 75 poems 41

Jose Rivera

Martin Luther King. Jr Stanza 1

Stanza 3

MARTIN AT THE AGE OF 35

Martin lead a protest march

MARTIN LUTHER KING WAS THE YOUNGEST MAN

On the evening of April 4

TO RECIVE THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE.

while standing on his balcony

His life was ended of his motel room.

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This is Martin Luther King Jr’s important life.

In 1954 Martin became pastor Of Dexter Avenue Church Baptist in Montgomery, Alabama.

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Analy Rojas

Condoleezza Rice Condoleezza Rice’s Important Life 1 Rice was the first

9 She grew up during a

2 Female

10 Deeply segregated time

3 African American

11 She never let this stop her

4 Secretary of the State

12 One day she became a

5 She did it for four years

13 National security 14 Adviser by president

6 Condoleezza Rice’s hobbies

15 George W. Bush

7 Were piano and golf 8 She loved to play piano

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Santiago Torres

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Enrique Vargas

Gwendolyn Brooks Stanza 1

Stanza 3

There was a woman called Gwendolyn Brooks

Gwendolyn Brooks is an interesting person

she loved to write about what she saw.

she wrote poems but about what she saw.

She wrote a lot of poems she was the first African American Woman

I wonder what I could see from my

to receive the Pulitzer prize for poetry.

bedroom window one day.

Stanza 2 Gwendolyn Brooks was sick later in life but that cancer never stopped Gwendolyn from doing what she loved 45

Jose Vasquez

George Washington Carver The History of George Washington Carver Carver was born January the first, 1864

People say that Caver made peanut butter.

He was a grandson of a slave.

That is what people say.

Ford made a museum for

I say that he made peanuts.

Carver’s inventions.

I don’t know if he did.

Carver was named the plant doctor.

Yes, I don’t know.

Carver loved to learn about plants.

But in the future, I’ll know.

Carver is a hero to plants.

He is a legend to me and other people.

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Sol Vidalez Servin

Faith Ringgold There was a woman

I like Faith

named Faith Ringgold.

Because of her quilts

She loved to draw and write. Her first book

I am inspired

was published in 1991.

To dance and to move Because of the

With her hard work

Colors

she won a Caldecott Medal because of her book

Because of the patterns

Tar Beach.

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Javon Ward

Jackie Robinson Stanza 1

Stanza 3

Jackie Robinson was born

Jackie Robinson

in 1919

had a successful career.

Over 100 years ago

He made it to the

Jackie Robinson

Hall of Fame

Is a

Jackie passed away

Baseball Legend.

in 1972

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Stanza 4

Jackie became

If Jackie was still alive

the first

he would be proud to see

African American

that everybody is able to

to play Major League Baseball.

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The 3rd Grade Class of Lorraine V. Worster

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Mariah Avrett

Rosa Parks

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Javonte Banks

Nba Martin Luther King, Jr. He had a speech for everyone to be free To be free Every race could use the same everything He had his own huge sculpture after he died Why did he have to die?

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Jaydin Comacho

Martin Luther King Jr. The best civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. He led a boycott on buses and changed the laws Everyone should read about him He is important to the whole world

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Taneea Daniels

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Rosa Parks Rosa Parks had high hopes She rode buses to get to work She had to ride off to the side Or in the back She thought this was bad She decided one day to have her way She stayed true to her point of view Everyone should be treated the same

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Jacai Edwards

Stephen Curry Stephen Curry was born in Ohio He grew up to be a NBA Superstar He became real famous for what he did He raised 2 daughters still being famous He signed the highest contract in NBA history This is how he was a superstar

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Ja’shari Ellis

Nicki Minaj When she was 5 years old She moved to Queens with her mother She was from Trinidad, another place She became a famous rapper She makes other people think about life with her music

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Kassandra Gonzalez

Nicki Minaj Nicki is her stage name It is her persona, not her real name She is a rapper and she rapps good Would you know her if you heard her real name?

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Dania Gutierrez

Rosa Parks

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Kelvion Kelly

Odell He’s been playing football since he was a kid As a teenager he practiced every day Now he’s an adult in a football league People see him play football all day He is really good player and a phenomenal catcher

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Natasha Mahmoud

Ruby Bridges If I could, I would for Ruby Bridges I would tell her to be strong Be dependable I would be part of her team To fulfill her dream!

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Carl Myers

Nba

When Nba was a child He read about rapping and made it his style When he got older, about age 9 he decided rapping would be real fine When Nba was no longer a kid He put his rapping to a music vid

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Tarrey Reese

Michael Jackson Michael Jackson was famous for writing songs and dancing He wanted to be famous as his life goal He became famous and everyone around the world knows He died before I was born and I never got to see him But I still know who he was

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Evelyn Vasquez

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King is a hero He was alive and then he died He was famous for giving a speech He had a dream about peace

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Ta’mya Woulard

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson started his career as a child Since he was 6 or 7 years old he was the epitome of pop Michael Jackson’s goal he wanted to achieve He had to make sure he believed His goal was to be a famous performer In music and movies he was a performer

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Starke 3rd Grade Museum Field Trip

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Thanks to the following underwriters who provided necessary funding for this program:

Printed E.O. Painter Printing Co. DeLeon Springs, FL Museum of Art - DeLand

Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.

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