This activity helps students consider the human experience of migration by analyzing a portrait using "jumping in" strategies to describe the sensory experience; answering a series of guided questions to interpret the portrait before and after reading the informational text about the artist and portrait; and finally, reading relevant articles about migration at the US-Mexican border and using academic vocabulary to describe the push and pull factors at play and other characteristics of this example of migration. This collection was created in conjunction with the National Portrait Gallery’s 2016 Learning to Look Summer Teacher Institute. TAGS: #NPGteach, portrait, learning to look, National Portrait Gallery The collection was originally intended for use in Human Geography, specifically the unit on Population Demographics and Migration. As this collection description is directed toward teachers, the collection itself is written and structured for student use and could be completed independently, in a group classroom setting and/or online.