Internationalizing Curriculum.WebQuests

Diego Rivera
A WebQuest for Teachers
Internationalizing the Curriculum

Introduction
The purpose of this WebQuest is to increase your understanding and importance of Diego Rivera, the famed Mexican muralist and to design a mural project for your students.

Task
Design a lesson for your students in which they will see a selection of Diego Rivera's murals and then select a drawing or painting that the students can use to make their own mural.

Process
Begin by visiting the Diego Rivera Virtual Web Museum (http://www.diegorivera.com/index.php ) and familiarize yourself with the murals of the renowned artist. Choose six or seven of the murals to show to your students and have them comment on what they see. If possible, show the murals on a large screen or find a wall to show the actual dimensions of the murals you present. Next, either select a picture or have your students select a picture to make a mural for your classroom. Instructions for mural making a located at http://www.kuidaosumi.com/murals/muralguide.html . or at http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/aasc/classweb/spring00/
webmag_197j/tony_mur.html

Resources

This is the Diego Rivera virtual web museum site. Tour the museum and familiarize yourself with his murals.
http://www.diegorivera.com/index.php

This web site contains a lot of useful information about Diego Rivera's life and work.
http://members.aol.com/fkahlofan/rivera.htm

The Diego Rivera Mural Project based out of City College of San Francisco is a bilingual site about Rivera's mural, Pan American Unity, located on the campus. It includes educational materials and archives related to the mural.
http://www.riveramural.org/

Advice and suggestions for mural making with students can be found at the following sites:
http://www.kuidaosumi.com/murals/muralguide.html . http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/aasc/classweb/spring00/webmag_197j/tony_mur.html
http://mati.eas.asu.edu/ChicanArte/unit1.html

This is an assessment of a mural-making project conducted by researchers at Stanford University . It emphasizes the mathematical aspects of mural making as well as collaborative learning.
http://ldt.stanford.edu/~ndaniels/coursework/assessment.pdf

Conclusion
Did your students enjoy creating their own mural? Did they learn about Diego Rivera's murals? How would you improve on the lesson next time you teach it?

Evaluation

	Good	Better	Best
Personal growth and knowledge of topic	You learned one or two new things about Diego Rivera	You learned three to five interesting new things about Diego Rivera.	You learned more than five new interesting things about Diego Rivera and want to visit one or more of his murals
Appropriateness of murals presentation	The students did not seem to understand some of the murals you chose and had difficulty discussing them.	The students were able to talk about most of the murals you selected.	The students were excited about all the murals you selected and able to discuss what they saw.
Overall esthetic presentation of student mural.	The mural was not as you hoped but you know how to change it for next time.	The mural was completed but the students had difficulty with the project and there were some major problems.	Your students and you were able to overcome obstacles and complete a fabulous mural!