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Understanding Fair Trade: Fair Trade Mural

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Students discuss murals painted by Diego Rivera and other political muralists and work in a small group to create a mural showing the benefit of Fair Trade relationships to chocolate farmers. Students decide what they want to communicate, create a design, complete and evaluate murals.

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Grade
4th - 6th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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