Students will read the book Great Migration and examine the art style of Jacob Lawrence. Students will discuss the historical implications of the migration northward by African Americans. Students should not clutter their square with details, but rather create an abstract panel that tells a story using form, shape and colour. Students glue their shapes to their square.
Students can retell the story by writing panels to be placed on the wall hanging using markers.
Teacher assembles all the panels to create the wall hanging. Using markers, students create borders around the wall hanging as well as between each panel. Students will display their wall hanging in a prominent place in the school to be viewed by all.