Elementary School NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, WASHINGTON, DC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EDITION VOLUME 4, NO. 6, SPRING 2004 Teacher’s Edition Fellow educators: The Patriot Papers waswas the developed as a vehicle for enrichment in the george washington PATRIOT n.PatrıotPapers [Fr patriote < LL. patriota, fellow countryman < Gr patriotes < patris, fatherland <pater, FATHER] a national treasure classroom. As a teaching tool it seeks to put George Washington in context, realizing that while Washington influenced America, America George Washington Visits George, Washington Coming Soon to a Museum Near You National Portrait Gallery Exhibition Tours, Opens in Little Rock, Arkansas The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: also influenced Washington. The news of the February 15 - June 16, 2002 The van itself wasn’t that unusual—a two-door, Las Vegas Art Museum: day, the social scene, the fashion, the gossip, June 28 - October 27, 2002 three-seat white Ford van. It was what was Los Angeles County Museum of Art: the political events, his family, and his contem- inside that caused all the commotion. Most November 7, 2002 - March 9, 2003 people don’t expect George Washington to Seattle Art Museum: March 21 - July 20, 2003 poraries all had their impact. This interdisciplin- The Minneapolis Institute of Arts: come riding through town. But that’s just what August 1 - November 30, 2003 ary approach to studying Washington should he did in Seattle, Washington, last March. He Oklahoma City Museum of Art: was in town to celebrate the Lansdowne exhibi- December 12, 2003 - April 11, 2004 serve a variety of subjects—literature as well Arkansas Arts Center: April 23 - August 22, 2004 tion at the Seattle Art Museum. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Fall 2004 as history, language arts as well as visual arts. In Seattle, George Washington joined “The George Tour”— a journey that took George and Designed to coincide with national curriculum his friends across the state of Washington to came the swords, and they learned to fence. standards in both social studies and the lan- Spokane and back again. George, played by The tour continued. They stopped to per- actor William Sommerfield, left Seattle on a form again at Moses Lake Museum and Art guage arts, The Patriot Papers pprovidesrovides ooppor-ppor- cold, windy day with his traveling compan- Center and at St. George’s School in Spokane. tunities to sharpen critical thinking skills, inter- ions: Carol Wyrick from the National Portrait Each show ended with a pretend “presiden- Gallery, and Mimi Gates, Jennifer Vary, and tial press conference,” and the kids had lots pret primary source materials, arrange events Erika Lindsey from the Seattle Art Museum. of questions for President Washington. “Do chronologically, determine cause and effect, And guess who sat in the front seat next to you have wooden teeth?” “Were you hungry George? Flat Stanley! He wasn’t about to miss after the war?” “Did you ever live in the White summarize and analyze historical events and this trip! House?” And the favorites, “Are you really ideas, and discover relationships between Up into the mountains they climbed. There George Washington?” “Is Stanley really flat?” was snow everywhere. Stanley wanted to throw The last stop was the governor’s mansion America’s early history and the present day. snowballs, but the others were anxious to keep in the state capital of Olympia. The National The paper also encourages student involve- going. First stop: The town of George, popu- Portrait Gallery gave the state of Washington The National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, acquired lation 500. This is the home of “The World’s Gilbert Stuart’s 1796 Lansdowne portrait of George Washington a special copy of ment. We challenge all to become actively in 2001 as a gift to the nation through the generosity of the Largest Cherry Pie.” Yes, even Stanley had a Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. the Lansdowne involved in service to country and share their piece of pie! portrait. Then Next they were off to the show at George bow, curtsey, dance the minuet, and plow a field. everyone jumped efforts with students across the United States. Elementary School. President Washington (Stanley is a terrible dancer. He has two left feet into the van and We hope to publish student art and poetry, as called for volunteers and taught the kids how to and kept stepping on everyone’s toes.) Then out headed home. Coming up in well as stories of service, through our website portrait. Can you guess? the spring—Little and publication. Pledge It Forward and enjoy “Jelly Belly” George: Our thanks goes to the Seattle Art Rock, Arkansas. Wow! What a Sweet Deal! Museum and the Jelly Belly Candy And Stanley is the journey. Company for sponsoring this event. excited. He’s going Wouldn’t you love to be called the “king Everyone was treated to a goody bag to the Arkansas of jelly bean art”? It just sounds like a tasty of jelly beans and a George Washington state capitol, and —Felice Pulles, editor-in-chief it looks exactly title! That’s what Peter Rocha, a San Francisco pin. How sweet is that? like the one in artist, calls himself. He designs jelly bean portraits. The answer: 10,008 Jelly Belly beans. That’s Washington, DC. And on July 2, his jelly bean portrait of George enough jelly beans for one person to eat for Washington visited the Seattle Art Museum. Fifty George and Flat Stanley about the next two years! We hope Peter doesn’t logged more than 1,000 kids took a guess at the number of beans in the sample as many as he uses. miles touring together Related national standards in historical thinking SOME PIE! 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Related national standards in language arts Reading for perspective About the Artist Making Connections Reading for understanding Applying knowledge Gilbert Stuart was born on December 3, 1755, in Imagine you are an actor who portrays a historical fig- Evaluating data Saunderstown, Rhode Island. He began to study paint- ure. Who would you be? How could you talk, dress, and Developing research skills ing in his early teenage years, while traveling around behave to be like this person? Create this character. Developing writing skills Europe. After painting the Lansdowne portrait, Stuart painted Presidents Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe. His most famous portrait of Washington is recognizable today on the one-dollar bill and on post- age stamps. Writing to Learn Students spend numerous hours learning to write, page 2 a blast from the past the patriot papers and we usually depend on the English teachers to instruct them. We forget that students can also write to learn. The very act of thinking an General Washington Rallies Washington Unanimous Pick Whiskey Rebellion Shakes Western Pennsylvania idea through in order to put it on paper leads to Troops at Valley Forge for President at Convention! PHILADELPHIA, 1794 —Western Pennsyl- clarification of that idea. And as students write, VALLEY FORGE, 1777-1778—General Wash- NEW YORK, 1789 (AP)—After months of debate ington struggles to keep his troops alive and well in to establish our new American government, the vanians have started a violent opposition to gov- more ideas emerge, questions find answers, and Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, this winter. Inadequate first official election was held on February 4, 1789. ernment taxes. They are launching the first major confusion finds clarity as words take shape and shipments of food, clothing, and supplies have left George Washington received all 69 electoral votes! civil disturbance of President Washington’s term the regiments in shambles. Poor hygiene and seri- Washington, who will be inaugurated on April 30 in office. Last week, U.S. Marshal David Lenox form. We need not always know the ending or the ous disease threaten the lives of all the soldiers of this year, accepted the presidency, even though was trying to collect taxes on locally distilled answer when we begin to write. The journey will camped there. General Washington has asked he wished to return to his estate at Mount Vernon liquor in Westmoreland County. Military action often reveal it. for more supplies, but has not been successful. and retire. “I was summoned by my country,” said will be taken, much to the regret of the President: While General Washington struggles alongside Washington. He and his wife Martha will soon The army is being organized from other northern The activities suggested in Writing to Learn his men, his political enemies threaten to remove move to the country’s capital, New York City. states and they will advance into Pennsylvania are intended for student exploration, to let his power. Some critics feel that others are better shortly. suited to lead the Continental army. students meander through inspirations, argu- ments, and ideas until they make meaning of Washington Graciously Delays Retirement for a Second Term E F their own. Initially, don’t worry too much about Martha Washington would you form, structure, spelling, and grammar; it’s only PHILADELPHIA, 1793 (AP)—President George sign a Buries Fourth Child Washington has won his second election to the a work in progress.