Students Will

• thread a family narrative by creating a soundmap.
• learn the traditional narrative essay mode.
• draw from personal and family experience for inspiration.
• reflect upon their personal narratives.
• respond to their classmates’ narratives.
• develop technical skills.
• hone communication skills.
• apply knowledge, skills, and values learned from this project to new situations.

Preparation

• study Jacqueline Waldock’s arguments in “Soundmapping: Critiques and Reflections.”
• experience soundmaps.
• explore the history of heirloom quilting.

Activity

• make note of influential family members.
• use PowerPoint and audio clips to compose the narrative.
• search for quilt graphics to serve as narrative backgrounds.
• establish a theme for the narrative.
• interview family members.
• enter the name of a family member on each section of the quilt.
• edit sound clips, limiting the overall narrative to 60 minutes.
• post sound clips adjacent to family members’ names.
• post additional graphics, photos, and sounds to develop the narrative.
• experience one classmate’s quilt.

Reflection

• discuss ethical responsibilities of sonic cartographers.
• write a two-page reflection of the personal narratives and explain how the quilts compare to classmates’ quilts.
• identify changes in attitudes, beliefs, and/or behaviors.

Sample Family Quilt with Royalty Free Instrumentals