1. The Dust Bowl

2. The Depression impacted rural areas
The poor economy led to reduced demand for food, which led to reduced prices for crops
Farmers who could not make money could not pay the banks and were foreclosed on
Mother nature and poor farming practices made things worse
Farmers in the great plains had used tractors to put ever-larger pieces of land into agriculture
Monocropping (only planting one crop) was common
This exhausted the soil
A drought in the 1930’s killed many crops
With no crops and no prairie grass or trees, winds created massive dust storms

3. Primary Source – The Dust Bowl
Guiding Question: What were the consequences of dust storms?
Analyze the primary source provided

4. Reading and Graph – The Dust Bowl
Guiding Question: What were the consequences of dust storms?
Look at the handout “The Great Depression Takes its toll”
Highlight, underline, or circle anything that can help you answer the guiding question, then write a short summary

5. Image – The Dust Bowl
Guiding Question: What were the consequences of dust storms?
Look at the Dust Bowl Image
Summarize what this source can tell you about the guiding question

6. The Dust Bowl
Guiding Question: What were the consequences of dust storms?
Come up with 3 main ideas and 3 pieces of supporting evidence to answer the guiding question
Main Ideas: Should be your own analysis of the facts
Supporting Evidence: Should be detailed facts that support the main ideas

7. The Dust Bowl - Brevity
Guiding Question: What were the consequences of dust storms?
Come up with a topic sentence that would answer your question
Must contain both a good thesis and a good hook
Must be a single, grammatically sound sentence