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Evander Childs High School Murals Survey
Over the Summer the murals in the school library were recently cleaned and repaired. Art Students at Evander Childs will be creating a new set of murals in the hallway outside the Library. Another group of students will be building a website on the murals project. The Library murals have been very controversial. We want the students at Evander Childs to spend some time thinking about the original mural and also to give us some suggestions about what the new murals should show. Please take the time to fill out the following question sheet. Your thoughts and ideas are important.
About the James Newell Murals in the Library
The library murals are called "The Evolution of Western Civilization." What did the artist think were important things to include about this subject? In your opinion, what did the artist leave out that was just as important?
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Explain your reactions to the Library Murals. Do you ever look at them? Are they confusing? Do they make you angry?
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About the New Murals for the Hallway
The new murals in the Library are also going to be about History. There are many ways to tell history. What do you think should be the major THEME or CONCEPT of the mural? A theme or concept might be Immigration, Decades, Civil Rights, Teenage Life, Famous People and Events, Music, Sports or something else. Why is the theme you pick important?
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Based on the THEME you think is important, what would be some good images to include?
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Should the new mural be about The Bronx and New York City, the United States, or the World? Why?
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Is it important that the murals show the cultural backgrounds of the students at Evander Childs? What kinds of pictures would show your own cultural background?
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