Major themes or topics: Overcoming, Wifredo Lam, challenges, mixed race, cultures, empathy, experience, drawing, art.

Key content: Students examine the artwork of Wifredo Lam and consider the artistic elements used in his paintings, such as color, line, shape, texture, and balance. Students will engage in a conversation around Lam’s life and the adversities he faced growing up and will have the opportunity to share their own stories.

Focus questions: What are some challenges you’ve faced? How did you overcome these? How can you represent them in the form of a drawing?

DCPS alignment: Grade 4 ELA, Unit 2 - My Story