Ruganzu´s Eco Art Project

MAIN IDEA

Paragraph #1: Ruganzu Tusingwire is an Eco artist from Uganda. Orphaned as young child, he grew up in the countryside, surrounded by mountains and nature. Later, he moved to the capital city of Kampala and was shocked by the amount of waste all around him. There was so much waste it was becoming unmanageable. He realized it was important for everyone to work together as a community to reduce and recycle waste.

• a. Where he grew up

   

• b. What motivated him to start his project

• c. What he suffered as an orphan

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Paragraph #2: He started working on eco-art projects with some of his fellow students. They collected plastic bottles to make sculptures. They went to festivals and other public places and invited the public to help them finish the work by collecting more bottles. At first, people didn't understand what they were doing. But later, they joined in enthusiastically in creating art from waste.

• a. How he started his projects

   

• b. The materials they used for their projects

• c. How he felt about his projects

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Paragraph #3: Even though his projects were successful and popular, Tusingwire wanted to do more. He didn't only want to create art, he wanted to ensure that his project would create significant long-term benefits for his community. He wanted to help underprivileged children growing up in the slums, so he decided to create a playground for children. He talked with members of the community, including teachers, parents, and children. They all helped to collect bottles and other useable trash to make the playground, which they designed and built together.

• a. The type of art he created

   

• b. How he designed the projects

• c. His purpose and impact he wanted with these projects

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Paragraph #4: The eco-art amusement park is a place where children can explore, climb, and play among the brightly colored climbing frames, life-sized board games, and swings—all made out of recycled tires, plastic bottles, and other trash. The children's smiles and shouts of laughter are proof of the success of the project.

• a. A description of his art and the materials he uses

• b. The community participation in the project

• c. How he feels about the project

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Paragraph #5: Tusingwire's goal is to create many more similar amusement parks in other parts of Uganda. "Art is unifying," Tusingwire explains. "We can use what is around us to create treasure, employment opportunities, and make the environment better. There is a wonderful world of possibilities before us."

• a. The reason why he created his project

• b. How the community feels about his projects

• c. His projects´ final goal

MAIN IDEA OF THE TEXT

What is the text mainly about?

• a. A project to help raise money for underprivileged children in Uganda

• b. A project to throw trash away in Uganda's countryside

• c. A project to recycle waste and help a community

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What inspired him to start his eco-art projects?

• a. There was a lot of trash where he grew up

• b. He was a homeless who lived in the trash

• c. He was shocked by the amount of trash he saw when he moved to the city

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How was his eco-art playground different from his earlier projects?

• a. The playground was beautiful

• b. The playground was more than just a piece of art

• c. The playground was built in a short period of time

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How did the community participate in the project?

• a. Community members gave some money

• b. Community members collected bottles to make the playground

• c. The community painted the playground

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What is his future goal?

• a. to teach others around the world about recycling

• b. to help people in his community get jobs

• c. to create similar parks around the country