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Understanding Mexican History
Compare & Contrast Murals. This a lesson involving two works of art from nearly the same time: Dorothea Lang and Diego Rivera. Students will compare and contrast two pieces of art in a short essay.
Discussing Art within the Mexican Revolution this can be a stand alone project, either for your advanced learners, or on a sub day. It takes some images from the American revolution and the Mexican Revolution, and has students discuss their art value and write a short paragraph. This version is paper so no overhead needed, no tech needed, just phtocopy and assign.
Art Lesson with Diego Rivera inspiration This is another youtuber who make a great video for kids to draw like Diego Rivera. Esperanza Rising is a great book to bring in all that art!
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Obsessed with Learning This site has five activities associated with the book.
Theme
Once students are about half way through the book, we can start talking and learning about theme.
Here is a quick bulletin board to put up.
The final exam is for students to choose a theme, write about it and support that theme with textual evidence. So half-way through the book, use this slideshow and activity to start the conversation. Then, after another chapter or two, follow up with PART TWO. Modify the slideshow to include your students input from the first part. Finally, give them the final exam.
In summary,
Theme Slideshow & Activity PART ONE
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