A story of The Great Depression

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A story of The Great Depression The Grapes of Wrath A story of The Great Depression

Quick Write Write down 3 things you know about the Great Depression Causes Effects

The Great Depression Causes 1920’s economy not in balance Debt Speculation on the rise Overproduction slows industrial growth Stock market crash-- October 1929

The Dust Bowl “Plant more wheat! Wheat will win the war!” 4 million acres of grassland turned into wheat New technology--tractors Wheat prices fell in early 1920’s

The Dust Bowl Severe drought No grasses to protect topsoil Included eastern Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas “Black blizzards” 60% of Dust Bowl families lost their farms Thousands of families moved west No relief for these families until WWII

The Dust Bowl

The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck Grew up in Central California Went to Oklahoma and rode with Dust Bowl migrants to California

The Grapes of Wrath Lived with migrants in Hoovervilles Pleaded for a more tolerant help for migrants Considered a novel of protest/social document

The Grapes of Wrath The story of the Joad family moving from Oklahoma to California Lots of extra material not included in family struggle Intercalary chapters general picture of the society Background of the Dust Bowl, about Route 66, selling property, etc. Support for the narrative; historical information

Depression Pictures Take a look at the picture Write for one minute in poem style about Sights Sounds Tastes Feelings Mood, etc When the minute is up, fold the paper over so only the last line is showing; pass to your right