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Full Moon Party



REFLECTIONS ON VISUAL INTERPRETATIONS OF ORAL HISTORIES STUDENTS

Answer all of the following questions truthfully and thoughtfully.

1. Student name(s): Alicia

2. Period of time selected: 1960's

3. Brief description of project including medium used: Painting of a fireside party

4. Why did you choose this medium and in a perfect world, what medium would you have chosen? I chose this medium - tempera and colored pencils because it was the best available that fit my subject and abilities.

5. What do you think are some of the limitations of this project (any aspect)? Creativity because the time periods were limited.

6. What you recommend to other students beginning this project? To have an open mind about the subjectÕs life during a time period.

7. What would you do differently? Spend more time on it.

8. What problems did you run into and how did you solve them? Shading was a problem but I fixed it with prismacolors.

9. Do you think the process was as important as the product for you? Why or why not? The process was educational.

10. Additional comments. I think it could have been better if we could choose any time period.



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