Talking Walls High Point Book Page 24 Preview C. Sanchez, Belvedere MS

What do these walls tell you? (1 minute) Think about the walls that you see at your school, your neighborhood, and your city. Murals on a dental clinic on Sunset Boulevard in Echo Park. South Side of the Hollywood Freeway, between the Los Angeles and Main Street overpasses. The mural was completed in 1984, in celebration of the Los Angeles Olympics of that year. In the mural, large figures between 18' and 22' tall represent a racial and ethnic cross section of city children. The caption on the mural reads: Artist/Designer - Glenna Boltuch. Assistants: Jesse Avila, Alan Boltuch, Jan Cook, Margaret Garcia, Mary Suarez, Eloy Torrez, John Valdez. Special thanks to Rod Sakai/Los Angeles Murals Program, Bob Goodell/CalTrans. Ghosts of the Barrio. Location: Ramona Gardens Address: Bldg 2731-37, near Lancaster Ave. Artist: Wayne Healy Date: 1974. Mural in unknown media on an exterior wall of an apartment building at the Estrada Court depicts four men sitting on a front porch. They are flanked by the ghostly images of a Mexican revolutionary, an Aztec warrior, and a conquistador What do these walls tell you? (1 minute)

Preview Review Now, look at the walls that are pictured in this selection. Browse through pages 24 – 31. What do you think this selection will be about? (3 minutes)

Talking Walls High Point Book Page 24 Vocabulary

the story of a country and its people history the story of a country and its people noun We learn about the ____________ of Egypt and Israel in Ancient Civilizations.

a thing or idea handed down from the past legacy a thing or idea handed down from the past noun Martin Luther King Jr. left a great _______ because his idea of unity continues today.

a reminder of the past, souvenir memento a reminder of the past, souvenir noun Sometimes people leave a __________ at the tomb of a person they love to remember the past.

something that keeps alive the memory of a person or event memorial something that keeps alive the memory of a person or event noun Examples of memorials for Martin Luther King Jr. People built a ________ for Martin Luther King Jr. to keep alive the memory of his great work to end discrimination.

something built to last a long time that honors a person or an event monument something built to last a long time that honors a person or an event noun The _________ in Washington D.C. honor the leaders of the United States of America.

a large picture painted on a wall or other large surface mural a large picture painted on a wall or other large surface noun The _____________ in East L.A. are bright and colorful.

to make a picture of something portray to make a picture of something verb These artists like to ________ people playing at the beach.

to be an example or model of something represent to be an example or model of something verb The stars on the American flag ________the fifty states.

something given to show thanks or respect tribute something given to show thanks or respect noun I gave my mom flowers as a _______ to her.