DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Middle-school students in Dubuque have been tasked with writing an essay about whether they consider graffiti to be vandalism or art.
Heather Cairns, an eighth-grade language arts teacher at Thomas Jefferson Middle School, came up with the assignment after hearing about a street art gallery in the city.
She tells the Telegraph Herald (http://bit.ly/1M9dD7m ) that she decided to assign the paper because she thought her students would have a lot to say about the nature of graffiti.
On Monday, Crains brought about 80 students in small groups to the gallery to learn more about street art and its culture.
Students will combine takeaways from the visit with information they learned from news outlets and journal articles to support their argument.
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Information from: Telegraph Herald, http://www.thonline.com
