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Social Justice Community Art Showcase

By Platform Administrator · Submitted Sep 30, 2026

Content Area
English Language Arts and Literacy
Grade
8

You are an artist who has been commissioned by the Milford Cultural Council to participate in an artistic display to be included in their community art showcase. The theme of this year's exhibit is social justice. Your job is to create an art installation that incorporates a topic within the social justice theme that is meaningful to you. You will also write an Artist's Statement to explain your art to the community and to educate others about your chosen topic.

MA Standards

8.T4.10
Analyze issues involving liberty in conflict with equality or authority, individual rights in conflict with the common good, or majority rule in conflict with minority rights.
W.8.2
Write informative/explanatory texts (e.g., essays, oral reports, biographical feature articles) to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
W.8.2.a
Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; use paragraphs and sections to organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories; include text features (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
W.8.2.b
Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
W.8.2.c
Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
W.8.2.d
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
W.8.2.e
Establish and maintain a style appropriate to audience and purpose (e.g., formal for academic writing).
W.8.2.f
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented.
W.8.7
Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.

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