Historical Aspect
List details from the book that depict life in the 1930's.A details from the book that depicted life in the 1930's is for example, "Dust piles up like snow across the prairie, dunes leaning against fences, mountains of dust pushing over barns." (Page 102)
Another detail from the book that depicts life in the 1930's is "One quarter of the wheat is lost: blown away or withered up. What remains is little more than a wisp of what it should be. And every day we have no rain, more wheat dies." (Page 39)
How do you think the author was able to vividly describe the dust bowl?
The author vivdly describe the dust bowl by researching information about the Dust bowl. Also, Author might have taken into account of people who survived from the dust bowl.
What are the most interesting facts you learned about everyday life in the 1930's?
The most interesting facts I learned about everyday, life in the 1930's is the rabbits roaming around and being clubbed, dust would co-exist with everything, which leads to dust that would flood in barns or houses of people.
MAKING CONNECTIONS:
List several disasters that have occured across the world or locally that might compare to the great dust storms of the 1930's.
- Mount St. Helen's eeruption
- Hurricane Haiyan
San franciso earthquake in 1900's
How did the people that lived through these natural disasters cope? Explain
People had to recover the disaster physically or financially, had to evacuate homes, or restart a new life.
Another detail from the book that depicts life in the 1930's is "One quarter of the wheat is lost: blown away or withered up. What remains is little more than a wisp of what it should be. And every day we have no rain, more wheat dies." (Page 39)
How do you think the author was able to vividly describe the dust bowl?
The author vivdly describe the dust bowl by researching information about the Dust bowl. Also, Author might have taken into account of people who survived from the dust bowl.
What are the most interesting facts you learned about everyday life in the 1930's?
The most interesting facts I learned about everyday, life in the 1930's is the rabbits roaming around and being clubbed, dust would co-exist with everything, which leads to dust that would flood in barns or houses of people.
MAKING CONNECTIONS:
List several disasters that have occured across the world or locally that might compare to the great dust storms of the 1930's.
- Mount St. Helen's eeruption
- Hurricane Haiyan
San franciso earthquake in 1900's
How did the people that lived through these natural disasters cope? Explain
People had to recover the disaster physically or financially, had to evacuate homes, or restart a new life.