4.7 Time Line Activity -
Paper Quilt

Pre-Visit
Students use the Kentucky Time Line in the Appendix to tie into the Center's chronology.

In the Museum
Students identify the broad historical periods. How are they defined? Students select one event of the time line and create an illustration for this event on the top two-thirds of an 81/2 x 11" sheet of paper (oriented vertically). Leave a space at the top of the bottom one-third of the page. Below this space, students write a brief description of the event, in their own words, as a caption for their picture. Write the date of the event; in pencil, along the bottom edge of the back of the page (write this in small numbers). (See image below.)

Post-Visit
Students work as a class to attempt to order the events before the dates are added. Students add the dates to the reserved spot, using large bold numbers. When all of the pages are complete, laminate and hole-punch them, tying them together to make a paper quilt of Important Events in the History of African Americans in Kentucky. Create a signature block to be signed by all participating students.

Quilt Pattern