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This Public Art as a Form of Participation lesson plan also includes:
- Standing Up for Democracy Unit
- Get Prepared to Teach This Scheme of Work in Your Classroom
- Public Art as a Form of Participation PowerPoint (.pptx)
- A Segment of the Battle of Cable Street Mural
- The Battle of Cable Street Mural
- “An Antidote to the Far Right’s Poison”: The Battle for Cable Street’s Mural
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David Binnington's mural commemorating the 1936 Battle of Cable Street is the focus of a lesson that looks at public art as a form of civic participation. After reading background material about the mural, individuals analyze a segment of the work and discuss their findings with the class.
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Instructional Ideas
- Have class members collaborate to design a mural for their classroom or school that reflects the concepts in the lesson
- Ask individuals to investigate and report on other murals that memorialize struggles and triumphs
Classroom Considerations
- Lesson 13 of 15 in the Standing Up for Democracy unit
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- The PowerPoint is designed to be used with the lesson and provides additional information about the mural
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