Out of the Dust
Karen Hesse
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Who is Karen Hesse. Provide significant information about the author and how her personal life relates to the story. Provide an image.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpAHFBC6Q2k
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/dustbowl/
PREREADING REFLECTION:
What occured in the United States in 1929 that is a significant historical event and sets the tone for the story?
What was the "Great Depression"? Explain and describe. Provide images.
What was the impact of the Great Depression?
What were some the the effects of the Great Depresssion?
Can you relate the Great Depression to anything in today's society?
VOCABULARY:
Define each term as it is used in the context of the story.
Draught Definition: a period of dry weather, especially a long one that is injurious to crops.
Withered
Definition: to shrivel or fade away
Scorch
Definition: to affect the color, taste, etc
Sod
Definition: a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland,containing the matted roots of grass.
Duster
Definition: a person or thing that removes or applied dust
Parched
Definition: to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
Migrants
Definition: a person that moves from one place to another
Gaunt
Definition: extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.
Who is Karen Hesse. Provide significant information about the author and how her personal life relates to the story. Provide an image.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpAHFBC6Q2k
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/dustbowl/
PREREADING REFLECTION:
What occured in the United States in 1929 that is a significant historical event and sets the tone for the story?
What was the "Great Depression"? Explain and describe. Provide images.
What was the impact of the Great Depression?
What were some the the effects of the Great Depresssion?
Can you relate the Great Depression to anything in today's society?
VOCABULARY:
Define each term as it is used in the context of the story.
Draught Definition: a period of dry weather, especially a long one that is injurious to crops.
Withered
Definition: to shrivel or fade away
Scorch
Definition: to affect the color, taste, etc
Sod
Definition: a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland,containing the matted roots of grass.
Duster
Definition: a person or thing that removes or applied dust
Parched
Definition: to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
Migrants
Definition: a person that moves from one place to another
Gaunt
Definition: extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.