Historical Aspects
List details from the book that depict life in the 1930's.
One detail from the book that depicts life in the 1930's is "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 was able to vividly describe the dust bowl by researching information about the Dust Bowl. Also, the author might have read through the accounts of people that were present during the Dust Bowl.
What are the most interesting facts you learned about everyday life in the 1930's?
There was dust everywhere. They flooded in the barns and the houses of people.
One detail from the book that depicts life in the 1930's is "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 was able to vividly describe the dust bowl by researching information about the Dust Bowl. Also, the author might have read through the accounts of people that were present during the Dust Bowl.
What are the most interesting facts you learned about everyday life in the 1930's?
There was dust everywhere. They flooded in the barns and the 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 eruption
- Hurricane Haiyan
- San Francisco earthquake in the 1900's
How did the people that lived through these natural disasters cope? Explain.
People were devastated of these natural disasters. They were evacuated from their homes. They had to restart their lives.
- Mount St. Helen's eruption
- Hurricane Haiyan
- San Francisco earthquake in the 1900's
How did the people that lived through these natural disasters cope? Explain.
People were devastated of these natural disasters. They were evacuated from their homes. They had to restart their lives.