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PAIREDREADVibrant Los AngelesBiographyJudy Bacaby Anna HarrisProgram:CR 14Component:LRG3 U1 W3 BPDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:38CV_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 2CV_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 213/02/12 9:09 AM13/02/12 9:09 AMSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAPhotography Credit:Cover“Judith F.Baca at the Great Wall of Los Angeles”2005.Courtesy of SPARC(www.sparcmurals.org).*The total word count is based on words in the running text and headings only.Numerals and words in captions,labels,diagrams,charts,and sidebars are not included.ComprehensionStrategy:Ask and Answer QuestionsSkill:SequenceVocabulary StrategyCompound WordsVocabularyadmired,classmates,community,contributed,practicing,pronounce,scared,tumbleContent StandardsSocial StudiesCulture and DiversityWord count:1,216*Program:CR 14Component:LRG3 U1 W3 BPDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:20Copyright The McGraw-Hill Companies,Inc.All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means,or stored in a database or retrieval system,without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies,Inc.,including,but not limited to,network storage or transmission,or broadcast for distance learning.Send all inquiries to:McGraw-Hill EducationTwo Penn PlazaNew York,New York 10121ISBN:978-0-02-118819-2MHID:0-02-118819-XPrinted in the United States.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DOC 15 14 13 12 11 10IFCIBC_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 2IFCIBC_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 213/02/12 10:55 AM13/02/12 10:55 AMPAIREDREADChapter 1Young Judy Baca .2Chapter 2The Great Wall of Los Angeles .8Chapter 3More Recent Work.12Respond to Reading.15Vibrant Los Angeles.16Glossary/Index.19Focus on Social Studies .20Essential QuestionHow do people from different cultures contribute to a community?by Anna HarrisJudy BacaProgram:CR 14Component:LR G3 U1 W3 B PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:38001_009_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 1001_009_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 113/02/12 9:39 AM13/02/12 9:39 AMCHAPTER 1Young Judy BacaDo you think“real”art hangs only in dusty frames on the walls of art museums?Think again!Some people create large artworks on blank walls.These artworks are called murals.Judy Baca is an American mural artist.She has painted or helped organize the painting of over 2,000 murals.Judy was born in 1946.Her family is originally from Mexico.As a young girl,Judy lived in Los Angeles with her mother,two aunts,and a grandmother she adored.Her mother worked in a tire factory.Her grandmother cared for her while her mother earned money to feed the family.This mural,which features an elephant and a peace dove,brightens up a parking building.2Program:CR 14Component:LR G3 U1 W3 B PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:38Kenneth Johansson/CORBIS001_009_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 2001_009_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 213/02/12 9:39 AM13/02/12 9:39 AMWhen Judy was six,her life changed.Her mother married and the pair moved to another part of Los Angeles.The rest of Judys family stayed behind in the old neighborhood.Judy had always spoken in Spanish,but in the new neighborhood,she wasnt allowed to speak Spanish at school.She had few Mexican American classmates.At first,Judy struggled to pronounce and understand English words.Often,the teacher gave Judy art supplies so that she could draw or paint when she couldnt follow lessons.She soon grew to love painting.When she finished school,she became the first person in her family to go to college.She studied modern art.NCaliforniaLos AngelesUNITED STATESUNITED STATESMEXICOMEXICO3Program:CR 14Component:LR G3 U1 W3 B PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:38Mountain High Maps/Digital Wisdom001_009_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 3001_009_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 313/02/12 9:39 AM13/02/12 9:39 AMAfter college,Judy taught art at her old high school.Then,in 1970,she got a job working for the city council of Los Angeles.She taught art in the parks of a neighborhood called Boyle Heights.Different groups of teenagers hung out in these parks,and they did not get along.Judy asked 20 of the teens to help her paint a mural.Sometimes the teens graffiti divided the neighborhood.Judy wanted them to learn to work together without fighting.She hoped the mural would be a good way to help them realize that the neighborhood belonged to all of them.Some people in the community tried to disrupt work on the mural,but Judy wouldnt quit.She made the project work.When the mural was finished,people loved it,and members of the public often placed flowers and candles underneath it.Boyle Heights was a Mexican American neighborhood.The mural appealed to peoples Mexican heritage.It became a symbol of unity.The mural was called Mi Abuelita(My Grandmother).It showed a Mexican American grandmother with outstretched arms.She looked as if she was offering a hug.4Program:CR 14Component:LR G3 U1 W3 B PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:38001_009_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 4001_009_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 413/02/12 9:39 AM13/02/12 9:39 AMMi Abuelita,which means“My Grandmother,”was painted in a park in Boyle Heights.5Program:CR 14Component:LR G3 U1 W3 B PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:38“Mi Abuelita”Judith F.Baca 1970.Courtesy of SPARC(www.sparcmurals.org)001_009_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 5001_009_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 513/02/12 9:39 AM13/02/12 9:39 AMArtist Rip Cronk painted this mural for SPARC in 1989.The success of Mi Abuelita helped Judy start a citywide mural program.She designed the murals and hired young people to organize the crews that would paint them.From 1974,these young people created 500 murals in the streets of Los Angeles.Sometimes,city officials didnt like Judys ideas for murals.Judy wanted the program to have as much freedom as possible.So in 1976,she started another group called the Social and Public Art Resource Center,or SPARC.SPARCs goal is to create art for people of all different backgrounds and cultures.Program:CR 14Component:LR G3 U1 W3 B PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:386Wendy Connett/Alamy001_009_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 6001_009_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 613/02/12 9:39 AM13/02/12 9:39 AMThe Murals of MexicoThe Murals of MexicoMurals have a long history in Mexico.The ancient Maya painted images on the walls of their temples.Much later,in the 1900s,there were Los Tres Grandesthree great Mexican mural artists.Their names were Diego Rivera,Jos Clemente Orozco,and David Alfaro Siqueiros.These men painted murals to comment on social conditions in Mexico.Judy Baca admired their work.David Alfaro Siqueiros painted this David Alfar ropqueiros pqinted dsimage of women and their babies.iaage ofiwd theirwomen ababies7Program:CR 14Component:LR G3 U1 W3 B PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:38John Dominis/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images001_009_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 7001_009_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 713/02/12 9:39 AM13/02/12 9:39 AMCHAPTER 2The Great Wall of Los Angeles In 1976,Judy and SPARC were asked to paint a mural along a lengthy concrete wall in Los Angeles.Los Angeles is made up of people from many different cultures.Judy wanted to show that these people all contributed to the area.She decided to show their struggles and the things they achieved.Judy talked to history experts and local people before creating a design for the mural.There arent only famous men and women on the mural.It also tells the stories of everyday people.It shows the history of California.The mural is called The Great Wall of Los Angeles,and it starts in 20,000 B.C.One section shows the Native American people who lived in the area.Another section shows the arrival of Spanish explorers.The mural also shows a period of Mexican control,and the immigrants that later came to California.It shows the poor treatment some received.It shows black and Hispanic people fighting for equal rights.8Program:CR 14Component:LR G3 U1 W3 B PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:38(t)“Great Wall of Los Angeles:Pre-Historic California”Judith F.Baca 1976.Courtesy of SPARC(www.sparcmurals.org)(b)“Great Wall of Los Angeles:Asians Gain Citizenship and Property”Judith F.Baca 1976.Courtesy of SPARC(www.sparcmurals.org)001_009_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 8001_009_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 813/02/12 9:39 AM13/02/12 9:39 AMThis section of The Great Wall shows the Native lAmerican people who first lived in the area.This section of The Great Wall shows AsianlAmericans gaining citizenship of the U.S.9Program:CR 14Component:LR G3 U1 W3 B PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:38001_009_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 9001_009_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 913/02/12 9:39 AM13/02/12 9:39 AMThis team of painters worked on The Great Wall of Los Angeles in the 1980s.Th his team of painters worked on Th“I hope that when people see this mural they“I hope that when people see this mural they forget all their prejudices and try to live with forget all their prejudices and try to live with all people,no matter what race,in peace.”all people,no matter what race,in peace.”16-year-old Great Wall painter Sergio MorenoThe Great Wall of Los Angeles is 13 feet high and half a mile long,making it the longest mural on the planet.Over 400 people helped to paint it from 1976 to 1983.Many of these people were teenagers who came from all different backgrounds.So far,it has taken about 75,000 hours to paint The Great Wall.However,Judy isnt done yet.Right now,she is organizing designs that will show the latest issues and events!10Program:CR 14Component:LR G3 U1 W3 B PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:38Mural Makers at the“Great Wall of Los Angeles,”circa 1981.Judith F.Baca 1976.Courtesy of SPARC(www.sparcmurals.org)010_015_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 10010_015_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 1013/02/12 9:43 AM13/02/12 9:43 AMLooking after Looking after The Great WallThe Great WallThe Great Wall is getting oldsome parts have been around for 35 years.The mural has coped with sun,rain,and pollution.The colors were fading and some paint was peeling off.Now,the mural is getting a facelift.A team of people is slowly cleaning and repainting it.A new group of teens is working side-by-side with some of the original Great Wall painters.Together,theyre bringing all the bright colors and images back!Judy is helping a team of people to J diJudy is h lping g gteam ofeopl leclean and repaint aand recleapaint The Great Walle Great WTheWall.11Program:CR 14Component:LR G3 U1 W3 B PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:38“Judith F.Baca at the Great Wall of Los Angeles”2005.Courtesy of SPARC(www.sparcmurals.org)010_015_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 11010_015_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 1113/02/12 9:43 AM13/02/12 9:43 AMThis mural shows Biddy Mason,who was freed from slavery after arriving in California.Later,Biddy fed and housed the poor and helped start the first elementary school for black children in the area.CHAPTER 3More Recent Work In 1996,Judy started the Digital Mural Lab,where people use computers to create murals.The first lab project was called Witnesses to L.A.History.Judy and college students made six large digital images.Each image stood for a different cultural group.Judy wanted to show that all of these groups are important.They all helped the city to grow and thrive.They are all part of the multiethnic history of Los Angeles.These murals were hung in California Plaza.12Program:CR 14Component:LR G3 U1 W3 B PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:38“Witnesses to the History of Los Angeles:Biddy Mason”A student-produced public art project by theUCLA/SPARC Csar E.Chvez Digital/Mural Lab,conducted by Professor Judith F.Baca 1996.010_015_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 12010_015_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 1213/02/12 9:43 AM13/02/12 9:43 AMThe lab has been used for other projects,too.In 1999,125 14-year-olds came together for the Shoulder to Shoulder Project.They were from different backgrounds and different cultures.Each teen was teamed up with another they would not usually meet.The teens talked about racism and stereotypes.Then they created artworks that showed what they had learned.They included some of the things they said in the artworks,too.The art was made into banners.Hundreds of these banners were hung all over Los Angeles.This banner,from the Shoulder to Shoulder Project,shows two teens“talking”about the future.13Program:CR 14Component:LR G3 U1 W3 B PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:38“Shoulder To Shoulder Banners:The Future”SPARC 2000,Youth Workshop in partnership with the City of Los Angeles Human Relations Commission Shoulder to Shoulder Program.Courtesy of SPARC(www.sparcmurals.org)UCLA/SPARC Csar E.Chvez Digital/Mural Lab,conducted by Professor Judith F.Baca 1996.010_015_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 13010_015_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 1313/02/12 9:43 AM13/02/12 9:43 AMLos Angeles is known as the city of murals.This is partly because of Judy.Judy Baca made Los Angeles a more colorful place.Her murals show events and ideas that are important to the people from the neighborhoods in which the murals were painted.Judy helped fill the streets of Los Angeles with images.These images show the struggles,hopes,and dreams of the citys people.The Great Wall of Los Angeles could be Judy Bacas greatest achievement.“Have the biggest vision you can!If“Have the biggest vision you can!If you cant dream it,it cannot occur.”you cant dream it,it cannot occur.”Judy Baca14Program:CR 14Component:LR G3 U1 W3 B PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:38“Great Wall of Los Angeles:442nd Japanese Americans”circa 1981.Judith F.Baca 1976.Courtesy of SPARC(www.sparcmurals.org)010_015_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 14010_015_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 1413/02/12 9:44 AM13/02/12 9:44 AMSummarizeSummarize the main things Judy Baca has done for people in Los Angeles.Use the Sequence Chart to help you.Text Evidence1.How do you know that Judy Baca is a nonfiction text?What kind of nonfiction is it?How do you know?GENRE 2.What are four words or phrases on pages 3 and 4 that show events in order?SEQUENCE 3.What do you think the word citywide on page 6 means?COMPOUND WORDS4.Write about five of Baca s projects,in the order in which they occurred.WRITE ABOUT READING EventEventEventEvent15Program:CR 14Component:LR G3 U1 W3 B PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:38Judith F.Baca 1976.Courtesy of SPARC(www.sparcmurals.org)010_015_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 15010_015_CR14_LR_G3_U1W3L38_B_118819.indd 1513/02/12 9:44 AM13/02/12 9:44 AMDo you want to check out some fun communities in Los Angeles?Leimert ParkLeimert Park is in south central Los Angeles.It is home to many artists and musicians.Famous singers Ray Charles and Ella Fitzgerald once lived in Leimert Park.Today,Leimert Park has clubs where people can go to hear jazz music.It also has the longest-running hip-hop open-mic in the world.Anyone from the audience can perform.Another organization,The World Stage,supports local music and literature.Compare TextsRead about three interesting neighborhoods in Judy Baca s hometown of Los Angeles.Boyle HeightsLeimert