Objectives:

As a result of this activity students will be able to:

• work cooperatively while accepting and giving artistic direction to fellow students.
• discern the themes and organizational structures in Rivera's mural under the direction of a teacher.
• learn to find artistic inspiration in the structure or theme of a work of art in addition to the content.

Standards:

Michigan Curriculum Framework: Content Standards and Benchmarks: Visual Arts

Standard 2 Creating
Students will apply skills and knowledge to create in the visual arts.

Middle School Benchmarks
Employ organizational principles and analyze what makes them effective or not in communication of ideas. (Item 16)
Use subjects, themes, and symbols that communicate the intended meaning in artworks. (Item 18)

Excerpted from: Arts Education Content Standards and Benchmarks: Visual Arts (Michigan Department of Education, 1996).

For more information see The Michigan Curriculum Framework.