Africa Mask Project

This has been a good week for me. The students have begun to study Southwest Asia and have the Africa Masks due. So far they have begun to present them and they are all very creative. Each student had to create a mask based on a tribe and country that they selected. The masks were had to have traditional African qualities and represent something the tribe would have actually found important. They had to use geometric shapes and have the overall spirit and purpose reflected in the mask. We are going to finish up the masks tomorrow and begun Southwest Asia next week. We are hopefuly going to cover water and oil resources in the region and how it influences the region.

This is the time of year that Texas starts to experience spring and the grass and trees begin to turn green. It is also the time of year that the famous blue bonnets and indian paintbrush begin to appear. You will see people stop on the side of the road and lay in the blue bonnets to take pictures. These are beautil blue flowers that grow wild throughout the state.