Quadrant Analysis: Analyzing Primary Sources Through Objective Observation- GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
Directions: For each quadrant, identify and note details.
Quadrant 1 / Quadrant 2 / Quadrant 3 / Quadrant 4What do you see?
What do you notice first?
What people and objects are shown?
How are they arranged?
Describe the physical setting.
What, if any, words do you see?
Other details worth noting?
Make some inferences about the message of the artist based on your analysis of each quadrant. What do you think he is trying to say? Cite “evidence” from the artwork to back up your assertion.
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How does looking at each quadrant separately help you go deeper?
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When you put it back together, what are some key ideas?
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Man’s Search Will Not Be Denied
Discovering Poetry in the Apollo Program
Guiding Question: What role does the NASA Space Program play in American culture?
Today you will learn about the NASA Space Program and its influence on American culture. You will be given several primary sources to consider that will help you to create a Found Poem and answer the guiding question above.
For each primary source:
- READ it carefully.
- HIGHLIGHT the important phrases and words that appeal to you.
- ANSWER the guiding question.
Afterwards you will:
- CREATE a Found Poem.
- ANALYZE the role the NASA Space Program plays in American culture.
Source A: Nixon’s Speech in the Event of Apollo 11’s Failure
“Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace.
These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, know that there is no hope for their recovery. But they also know that there is hope for mankind in their sacrifice.
These two men are laying down their lives in mankind’s most noble goal: the search for truth and understanding.
They will be mourned by their families and friends; they will be mourned by their nation; they will be mourned by the people of the world; they will be mourned by a Mother Earth that dared send two of her sons into the unknown.
In their exploration, they stirred the people of the world to feel as one; in their sacrifice, they bind more tightly the brotherhood of man.
In ancient days, men looked at starts and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times, we do much the same, but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood.
Others will follow, and surely find their way home. Man’s search will not be denied. But these men were the first, and they will remain the foremost in our hearts.
For every human being who looks up at the moon in the nights to come will know that there is some corner of another world that is forever mankind.”
Source B: An excerpt from Neil Armstrong’s broadcast from the moon to Mission Control
109:22:48 (McCandless): Ok. Neil, we can see you (on the TV) coming down the ladder now. (Pause).
109:24:12 (Armstrong): Ok. I’m going to step off the LM now. (Long pause)
109:24:23 (Armstrong): That’s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind. (Long pause)
109:24:48 (Armstrong): Yes, the surface is fine and powdery. I can kick it up loosely with my toe. It does adhere in fine layers, like powdered charcoal, to the sold and sides of my boots. I only go in a small fraction of an inch, maybe an eighth of an inch, but I can see the footprints of my boots and the treads in the fine, sandy particles.
109:25:30 (McCandless): Neil, this is Houston. We’re copying. (Long pause)
109:25:36 (Armstrong): Ah… There seems to be no difficulty in moving around-as we suspected. It’s even perhaps easier than the simulations of one-sixth g that we performed in the various simulations on the ground. It’s absolutely no trouble to walk around. (Pause)
109:34:54 (Aldrin): That looks beautiful from here, Neil.
109:34:56 (Armstrong): It has a stark beauty all its own. It’s like much of the high desert of the United States. It’s different, but it’s very pretty out here.
109:52:40 (Armstrong): For those who haven’t read the plaque, we’ll read the plaque that’s on the front landing gear of this LM. First, there’s two hemispheres, one showing each of the two hemispheres of the Earth. Underneath it says “Here Men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon, July 1969 A.D. We came in peace for all mankind.” It has the crew members’ signatures and the signature of the President of the United States. (Pause)
Source C: Phone conversation between Nixon and Apollo Astronauts from the surface of the moon
Nixon: Hello, Neil and Buzz. I’m talking to you by telephone from the Oval Room at the White House, and this certainly has to be the most historic telephone call ever made from the White House. I just can’t tell you how proud we all are of what you have done. For every American, this has to be the proudest day of our lives. And for people all over the world, I am sure they too join with Americans in recognizing what an immense feat this is. Because of what you have done, the heavens have become a part of man’s world. And as you talk to us from the Sea of Tranquility, it inspires us to redouble our efforts to bring peace and tranquility to Earth. For one priceless moment in the whole history of man, all of the people on this Earth are truly one; one in their pride in what you have done, and one in our prayers that you will return safely to Earth.
Armstrong: Thank you, Mr. President. It’s a great honor and privilege for us to be here representing not only the United States but men of peace of all nations, and with interests and the curiosity and with the vision for the future. It’s an honor for us to be able to participate here today.
Nixon: And thank you very much and I look forward- all of us look forward to seeing you on the Hornet on Thursday.
Aldrin: I look forward to that very much, sir.
Source D: Excerpts from John F. Kennedy’s Moon Speech, Rice Stadium, September 12, 1962
“We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are willing to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too…
…But if I were to say, my fellow citizens, that we shall send to the moon, 240,000 miles away from the control station of Houston, a giant rocket more than 300 feet tall, the length of this football field, made of new metal alloys, some of which have not yet been invented, capable of standing heat and stresses several times more than have ever been experienced, fitted together with a precision better than the finest watch, carrying all the equipment needed for propulsion, guidance, control, communications, food and survival, on an untried mission, to an unknown celestial body, and then return it safely to earth, re-entering the atmosphere at speeds of over 25,000 miles per hour, causing heat about half that of the temperature of the sun-almost as hot as it is here today- and do all this, and do it right, and do it first before this decade is out- then we must be bold…
…Many years ago the great British explorer George Mallory, who was to die on Mount Everest, was asked why he wanted to climb it. He said, ‘Because it is there.’
Well, space is there, and we’re going to climb it, and the moon and the planets are there, and new hopes for knowledge and peace are there. And, therefore, as we set sail we ask God’s blessing on the most hazardous and dangerous and greatest adventure on which man has ever embarked.”
Source E: Letter exchange between 7 year old Dexter of England and NASA
Dear nasa,
My name is Dexter. I heard that you are sending two people to mars and I would like to come but I’m 7. So I can’t. I would like to come in the future. What do I need to do to become an astronaut?
Dexter
Office of Communications June 26, 2013
Dear Dexter,
On behalf of NASA thank you for writing us a letter. NASA wants you to know that your thoughts and ideas to further space exploration are important and we hope that you will continue to learn all you can about NASA’s space programs, missions, and accomplishments. Just think- in a few years, you could be one of those pioneers that may help lead the world’s activities for better understanding of our earth and for exploring space.
Below are websites that contain resourceful information about NASA’s space programs and activities. If you or your school does not have a computer that can connect with the Internet, perhaps you can visit a local library and use one of their computers.
- Website, has NASA-related resources and information for students in Kindergarten through the Fourth Grade
- Website, has programs information on the U.S. Space Camps. These programs are for you and your teachers.
- Website, has information that you may find interesting on how to become an astronaut.
Again, thank you for your letter. Your interest in NASA is appreciated. NASA wishes you every success in earning good school grades and encourages you to keep reaching for the stars!
Sincerely,
Public Communications Programs, Public Outreach Division
Office of Communications
Man’s Search Will Not Be Denied
Discovering Poetry in the Apollo Program
Document Analysis:
Source / Phrases, descriptive words, verbs that speak to me: / According to this document, what role does the NASA Space Program play in American culture?A
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Man’s Search Will Not Be Denied
Discovering Poetry in the Apollo Program
Creating:
Rearrange the words and phrases you recorded from the sources into poetic verses. This poem does not have to rhyme. Feel free to change the tense and punctuation as needed. Your poem should not be less than 10 lines. Be sure to give it a title. Here is an example:
As We Set Sail
Men looked at stars and saw their heroes in the constellations,
They bind more tightly the brotherhood of man,
One small step for man
That looks beautiful from here.
All the people on this earth are truly one,
These pioneers,
Our Earth,
One giant leap for mankind,
Space is there and we’re going to climb it
Man’s Search Will Not Be Denied
Discovering Poetry in the Apollo Program
Analyze:
After looking at all the documents,
What role does the NASA Space Program play in American culture?
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Man’s Search Will Not Be Denied
Discovering Poetry in the Apollo Program
Word Bank
Source A
Ordained: officially ordered
Noble: showing high ideals
Foremost: most important
Source B
McCandless: Bruce McCandless was a fellow astronaut who communicated with Adlrin and Armstrong from Mission Control in Houston.
LM: Lunar Module, the portion of the Apollo spacecraft that actually landed on the moon
Adhere: to stick
One-sixth g: one-sixth gravity
Source C
Oval Room: President’s office
Feat: difficult task
Sea of Tranquility: the name for the large, dark plain on the moon where the Apollo 11 astronauts landed
Hornet: USS Hornet was the ship that would recover the astronauts when they splashed down on Earth
Source D
Propulsion: driving or pushing forward
Celestial: having to do with the sky and universe
Embarked: to go on board a ship or other vehicle