Rural America.  Rural Life in the 1930… not easy to say the least  Death (cattle, trees, crops and people)  No way to make a living  Destitute 

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Rural America

 Rural Life in the 1930… not easy to say the least  Death (cattle, trees, crops and people)  No way to make a living  Destitute  Who can they turn to? Video: Stinging Dust and Forgotten Lives (3:42)

 Putting a meal on the table  Where to buy seed (is it worth it)  Dust Pneumonia  Irrigation  What can you think of?

 Farm Loans  Crop Insurance  Markets  Foreclosure  Penny Auctions

Group Activity: What do you think will happen now the farms are gone?

Slow down: What the heck is an OKIE? Discussion: How would YOU feel if you had to make the trip? -Millions of people fled -75% of country in Drought -Looking for work and land -Began in early 1930’s -Why are they Okies? -Video: 1930’s Immigration to California (made by 11 th graders)Video: 1930’s Immigration to California (made by 11 th graders)

 The Grapes of Wrath By John Steinbeck -published in 1939 “Harvest Gypsies” San Francisco News Oct 5-12, 1936 Video: John Steinbeck & the Grapes of Wrath (1:50)

 How would you have coped  Would you have stayed?  Give me your reasoning  What YOU think.  Put your self in the shoes on an Okie  Turn in in before you leave

 In comes the Government  The story of 2 Presidents

 Works Cited  John Steinbeck and the Grapes of Wrath. (2008, May 24). Utube video. Retrieved March 28, 2013, from  1930"s Imigration to California. (2009, May 22). Utube Video. Retrieved March 21, 2013, from  Photographs and Graphics. (2013, April 1). Retrieved from National Archives:  Posters. (2013, March 25). Retrieved from Posters for the People:  Garcia, J., Ogle, D. M., Risingler, C. F., & Stevos, J. (2005). Creating America: A History of the United States 1887 to the 21st Century. Evanston, Il: McDougal Littel.  Great Depression Environment. (n.d.). Retrieved from shmoop:  The New Deal. (n.d.). Retrieved March 8, 2013, from Authentic History: