Victor ochoa murals

For this assignment, we will utilize a discussion forum, and we will devote some time discussing some of the themes and topics from the murals of San Diego’s iconic Chicano Park. After we observe the Chicano Park film later on in this session, each of you will then select one of the murals and provide a thoughtful and thorough discussion of that mural.

Please post your observations inside this Chicano Park mural discussion forum. I will provide the first discussion post, and all you just follow my example. After you post your comments, please be sure to reply to at least two of your classmates, and to me as well. As for choosing the specific mural you wish to discuss, here are several websites as well as the 1988 documentary devoted to the Chicano Park murals for reference. This is the documentary film that we willThe History of Chicano Park (Links to an external site.)
Chicano Park Mural Restoration Project (Links to an external site.)
Chicano Park Mural Map (Links to an external site.)
The Murals of Chicano Park (Links to an external site.)
Chicano Park documentary (Links to an external site.)
Please select only one mural to discuss from the list below. Your forum comments (including your replies to your classmates and to "el maestro") will count as 60% of your overall class grade.

In terms of the content of your discussion, I am looking for three main points of discussion. This discussion will satisfy the History Department’s Student Learning Outcome (SLO) assessment requirements. First, you will draft a thesis statement based on your observation of this mural. A thesis statement is something you would prove in a paper; a statement that can be supported by the mural you have reviewed. Your thesis statement should be about 5 sentences. In your thesis statement, address the following question: What was the artist’s objective in creating his/her mural and what does the mural reflect about the era in which this mural was created?

For the second point of discussion, name and describe one cause or consequence of an event associated with this mural. In other words, what were some of the historical or political events of the era that contributed to the development of the mural, or what do you think was the political or cultural impact of the mural in Chicano Park, San Diego, the state of California, or for the overall Chicano Movement? About one good-sized paragraph, up to ⅔ of a page, double-spaced, will be sufficient for your response.