Warm Up

Warm Up

Warm UpTake out your argument article. Be prepared to show it to me if you did not last weekChoose the article that you like the best, and take 5 minutes to re-read it Write down in 1-2 sentences what the author did that made the article convincingAgendaGood Writing Traits Show me your Duke Ellington HW 5 Ws & H 1920s Test on FridayHW Complete Study GuideThe Great Migration & Harlem Renaissance How to look at ArtJacob Lawrence Migration Series Web Quest

Zoom InI am going to show you several versions of a pictureEach time you need to write down as many observations about the image as you can and try to predict what the picture is

Great MigrationBased on the picture what do you think it is?

From 1910-1940 1 million African Americans moved north to escape the Jim Crow south, the return of the KKK, and to find economic opportunity in the cities of the NorthMain Destinations: Chicago, St. Louis, New York

Harlem RenaissanceIs a result of the Great MigrationWhat is it? Cultural Explosion of African American Artists, Musicians & Writers in Harlem, New York City between 1920 & 1940 Duke EllingtonLangston Hughes Jacob Lawrence Langston Hughes ( 1902-1967)Poet & Civil rights activist of the Harlem RenaissanceRestaurant in DC named Busboys & Poets after Hughes because Hughes worked as a busboy while living in Washington during the 1920s Most famous for living & writing in Harlem from 1930s- 1960s

What is the Message?

The Great MigrationRead the Poem by Langston Hughes One Way Ticket

Where is the person going?Why?What does the title mean? Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) Artist of the Harlem RenaissancePainting a series of famous painting depicting the Great Migration from North to SouthHalf of them are in Washington DC @ Phillips CollectionHalf of them are in NYC

Cause & Effects:What do you observe about the use of color in his painting? What do you notice about his use of shapes and lines?Is it realistic or unrealistic?

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