Inform them that they will be debating another controversy about art in a public place during the next session. Depending on class time, this might be a good place to end the first session. After appropriate review of last session, inform students of legislation that allots a certain amount of public funds to purchase art for public buildings. Introduce them to a sculpture by David Strohmeyer located outside the Worcester County Jail in Massachusetts. Assist students to identifying and discussing assumptions made by the writers of the articles.
Police are more valuable than sculpture.
Ask students to identify the different roles in society of people presented in the articles. Each group will speculate about and discuss how persons in their role might respond to David Strohmeyer's public sculpture at the Worcester County Jail. Give students handouts with questions about public art they need to consider as they take on their selected role. Each group will select a recorder to write ideas from group discussion, and a director for the skit. All members of the group will participate in the skit.