Lesson Plan One:
The first part of the study of Jacob Lawrence covers the Migration Series of African American people from the South to the North.
Objective:
The objective of this plan is to have students focus on the mood of the people who are depicted in the Migration series, and to gain knowledge about the various techniques that are used by Lawrence.
Visual Aids:
Jacob Lawrence:
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Migrations of the Negro, a group of 60 gouache panels, 1937-1938.
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Toussaint L’Overture, 41 paintings in the series, 1938.
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. . . And the Migrants Keep Coming, 60 panels in the Historical Migration Series of African-Americans from the South, 1940-1941.
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Life of Harriet Tubman, 40 panels 1942.
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This is Harlem, 30 paintings in the Harlem Series, 1942-1943.
Vocabulary:
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Migration
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Visual image
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portrait
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technique
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pallet
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mood
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element
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shapes
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artist
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composition
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aesthetic
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form
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framework
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space
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painter
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blues
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tempora paint
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gauche
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Questions
These questions are designed for students to gain more understanding and knowledge about Jacob Lawrence and his artistic works:
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1. When was Jacob Lawrence born?
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2. What black artist had a influence on the artistic work of Jacob Lawrence?
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3. What images did Lawrence use in his migration series that indicates that a migration of some sort was going on?
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4. What mood has Lawrence created in his Migration series paintings?
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5. What colors are used by the artist to create the mood in the migration series?
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6. Describe the changes that are apparent about the life in the North according to the paintings.
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7. Name the images that describes the struggles, and dreams of the people that migrated to the north.
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8. What are the colors used by Lawrence in the painting “Parade”?
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9. What are the spectators that line the sidewalk doing and what mood do they create?
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10. How many lines of marchers are there in “Parade”?
Lesson Plan Two:
examples of
The Migration Series
/Langston Hughes,
“Po’ Boy Blues”
tempra paints
pencils
white drawing paper
newspaper
water cups, brushes
Procedure
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1. Teacher will read Langston Hughes “Po’ Boy Blues” to students. While reading is taking place students will be viewing visually the “Migration Series” by Jacob Lawrence.
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2. Student will develop a pencil drawing design on white paper that tells a story about a migration. This story can either stem from a personal migration or a simple migration that they have completed on their own. (Example, a migration from their home daily to school.)
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3. Students will use tempra paint to paint their pencil designs.
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4. Students will develop a written narrative that will tell about their design, that will be placed on the bottom of their drawing.