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Jacob Lawrence, Migration of the Negro, 1941. Jacob Lawrence, Migration of the Negro, 1941. Jacob Lawrence, In the North the Negro had better educational facilities, 1941. Jacob Lawrence, Brownstones, 1958. Jacob Lawrence, The Builders , 1971. Jacob Lawrence, Play, 1991.
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Jacob Lawrence, In the North the Negro had better educational facilities, 1941
Respond…. • In your writer’s notebook, respond to the paintings by Jacob Lawrence. Answer the following questions in your response. • What is the mood of the progression of the paintings? • What do you think it says about the impact of the Harlem Renaissance on African American culture? Explain.
Read and Respond: • Read the two poems by Langston Hughes. • 1. Identify the figurative found in each poem. • 2. In your writer’s notebook, write a paragraph identifying the major theme of the two poems. What is Langston Hughes trying to say about life?
Re-visit, Discuss, Create • Discuss: Look again at Confrontation on the Bridge, how might this painting connect to the themes found in the Dream Variations? • Create: Choose two images from the painting, and write 1 pieces of figurative language for each.