Armenian Bird Letters

Organization: The Genocide Education Project
Common Core Domain: Arts - Media Arts, English Language Arts, English Language Arts/Literacy, History and Social Studies, History-Social Science, Reading, Reading: Informational Text, Speaking and Listening, Visual Arts: Connecting, Visual Arts: Responding, Writing
Grade Level: Grades 6-12. Adaptable for 5th grade.
Duration: 60-120 Minutes
1 - 2 class periods (50 - 100 minutes)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5-12.7 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5-12.1 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5-12.9 CA.HSS.6.6, 7.1, 10.5, 10.6, 10.9, 11.11

This interdisciplinary lesson introduces students to Armenian culture through illuminated manuscripts, letter art, and the Armenian alphabet. By exploring the relationship between language, identity, religion, and cultural preservation, students examine how Armenians have maintained their heritage before and after the Armenian Genocide and create their own Armenian “Bird Letters” inspired by traditional manuscript art.

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