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Jacob Lawrence: Storyteller
Curriculum unit developed by the J. Paul Getty Trust

Lesson 2: The Great Migration: Telling Stories about Historical Events

Lesson Overview

Featured Jacob Lawrence Artworks:
  • Selected paintings from The Migration of the Negro series: nos. 1, 7, 33, 45, 47, 49, 59, and 60.

Migration of the Negro
series, no. 1

Migration of the Negro
series, no. 7
 

Migration of the Negro
series, no. 33

Migration of the Negro
series, no. 45

Migration of the Negro
series, no. 47

Migration of the Negro
series, no. 49

Migration of the Negro
series, no. 59

Migration of the Negro
series, no. 60

Click here for a Full text of the Migration series

Objectives:
  • Students learn that history is a form of storytelling.
  • Students explain how artworks can tell stories about important historical events.
  • Students understand the important ideas associated with the causes and effects of the Great Migration.
  • Students understand how the artist used visual elements and words to convey important ideas and feelings associated with the Great Migration.
  • Students explain how people were involved in and affected by changes resulting from the Great Migration.
  • Students use images and words to tell a story about a historical event, focusing on the changes in the lives of people associated with the event.



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