Art and Identity in Mexico, from Olmec Times to the Present

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 05.02.09

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Rationale
  2. Overview
  3. Objectives
  4. Materials
  5. Essential Questions
  6. Strategies
  7. Performance tasks
  8. Lesson Plans
  9. Resources
  10. Resources
  11. Appendices for "The Influence of Mexican Muralists on WPA Artists"

The Influence of Mexican Muralists on Wpa Art

Donna H. Sussman

Published September 2005

Tools for this Unit:

Appendices for "The Influence of Mexican Muralists on WPA Artists"

Appendix 1. KWL Chart

Activate background knowledge Prepare an overhead, use chart paper, or provide individual student copies for the KWL chart.

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Appendix 2. Using Symbols

Prepare an overhead or download from the "insert" "picture" on your computer with the following symbols:

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Appendix 3. Creating tone through images.

Prepare an overhead or download from the "insert" "picture" on your computer with the following symbols:

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Why would the tone of the art work differ by using the above symbols?

Appendix 4. Symbols Scavenger Hunt

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Appendix 5. Sentence Frame

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Appendix 6. Format for Annotated Timeline

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Looking for persuasive clues in art

Name ________________________________ Date____________

Block___________

Mural Title _____________________________

Location:_______________________________

Artist:_________________________________

Symbols:_______________________________

Mural Tone:_____________________________

Why did the artist create this mural?

Appendix 7. Florida WPA Murals

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West Palm Beach, Florida — Post Office

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West Palm Beach, Florida — Post Office

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Presently Located at Andrew Robinson Elementary School Jacksonville, Florida

Comments:

Barbara Jean Davis

April 14, 2008 at 5:38 am

Mexican muralists

I found your page to be very informative and interesting. I would be interested in having more information.

Katherine Mae Gonzales Sabate

October 20, 2008 at 12:54 pm

thanks

your site helped me with my review of related literature for my playwriting thesis

Dianne Dawood

April 17, 2009 at 1:20 pm

Andrew Robinson mural

Could you please help me locate the WPA mural you described at Andrew Robinson Elementary School in Jacksonville. I am writing an independent study about the WPA in Jacksonville; today I visited with the principal there and she did not know about the mural. Do you recall its location in the school? The address of the school? Or who you dealt with when you visited the artwork? Thanks. Dianne

Christine Holloway

June 28, 2012 at 10:47 am

Great resource

Do you have any curriculum around Chicago based WPA murals?

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