Thursday, March 3rd

What do you see?  I see _____________

Who is the man standing in the center?  Why is he dressed the way he is?  The man standing is _________.  He is dressed to _______________.

What do you think has happened to the man sitting in the center?  The man sitting in the center ____________.

What are the other people in the mural doing? The other people are doing _____, _______ and _____.

What does this mural show us about the role of government in responding to the Great Depression?  This mural shows that government should ________________________.

This is "The New Deal", a mural by Conrad Albrizio made in 1934 as part of the Federal Art Project.


MURAL PROJECT                  



Work with your group to create a panel for a mural about the New Deal. Your panel should depict key information about your assigned topic and clearly show how the expansion of government during the New Deal affected Americans.

STEP 1 - Assign roles.
1. Historian
2. Layout Designer
3. Artistic Supervisor
4. Project Editor

Step 2 :Learn about the New Deal

Step 3: Plan your mural panel.

Your Panel Must Include the Following:

*A Title 
*Key Questions for your section
*5 Illustrations or Symbols.
*5 Key Words or Phrases.  (Use Key Content Terms if possible)

Step 4: Create it

Step 5: Add a plaque describing the panel.



How far did your group get in the steps?

We got to step _______.

What illustrations will you draw on your mural and why?

We will draw ______________because _______________.

State one fact you learned today about the New Deal.

One fact I learned about the New Deal is _______________.