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Description:
Students will analyze one of the major eras of 20th century history and use drawing, photos, and collage to visually interpret this era in a poster mural.
 |  | worker/mechanic and manager/engineer, details, Rivera, Detroit Industry murals, west wall.
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Grade level: Eighth
Completed over 10-day to 2-week period. The first two sessions were a classroom discussion and visit to the DIA to see the Rivera murals. [see Preparation]
Materials:Photocopy machine
U.S. and world history texts on the 20th century
Encyclopedias
Life & Look Magazines
Scissors, glue sticks
22" x 28" white six-ply poster board
Pencils
Permanent markers - multicolor
Session 3:
Single class - Students were given a choice of topics: 20th Century or Roeper Community- Discuss project options, methods, guidelines
- Identify the historical theme or event that you choose to depict
- Design poster and/or select images to photocopy
What are key events, trends, and people within each era? Will student focus be on political, cultural, social, or economic events? Will focus be U.S. or global? Students were asked to choose one era, then focus on one theme. Having done so, the student would choose to analyze either a specific event or a broader trend. Students were then asked to list concepts and values to be represented. They were asked to consider important people who could be depicted. Were there any mythological, symbolic, or spiritual references that might be appropriate to use in the mural? Once these were identified, students designed images or chose images to photocopy to use on their poster panels, which will serve as future models for a larger mural project.
This worksheet was adapted from a Getty ArtsEdNet worksheet.
Sessions 4-6:
Two to three single class sessions are usually adequate for students to complete their posters. - Design/create original artwork
- Photocopy/enlarge images, cut and assemble, glue to poster
- Highlight in black if needed for greater contrast from a distance
- Add color design, collage elements, titles
Session at home:
Each student writes a one-page essay describing the topic, analyzing the images, and briefly summarizing the poster.
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