Obj (2.

2b) SW

describe the
causes & effects of
the Dust Bowl and
analyze the
constraints it
placed on people /
society.
DOL: (100% acc)
SW 1. Answer 3
MC Qs 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph
that analyzes: the
constraints placed
on people by the
Dust Bowl.
T-EQ: How can an
environmental
catastrophe
constrain a society /
culture?
O-EQ: What social,
pol, & econ changes
took place in
America during the
decade of the 1930s?

Title: The Dust Bowl

Date: November 2, 2016

Write down the

Topical Essential Question.

Obj (2.2b) SW

describe the
causes & effects of
the Dust Bowl and
analyze the
constraints it
placed on people /
society.
DOL: (100% acc)
SW 1. Answer 3
MC Qs 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph
that analyzes: the
constraints placed
on people by the
Dust Bowl.
T-EQ: How can an
environmental
catastrophe
constrain a society /
culture?
O-EQ: What social,
pol, & econ changes
took place in
America during the
decade of the 1930s?

Analyze the images above

Write down 2-3 observations per image.

Write a synthesis statement concerning these

historical images. (2-3 sentences)
Together these images _______________________

Obj (2.2b) SW

describe the
causes & effects of
the Dust Bowl and
analyze the
constraints it
placed on people /
society.
DOL: (100% acc)
SW 1. Answer 3
MC Qs 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph
that analyzes: the
constraints placed
on people by the
Dust Bowl.
T-EQ: How can an
environmental
catastrophe
constrain a society /
culture?
O-EQ: What social,
pol, & econ changes
took place in
America during the
decade of the 1930s?

Dust Bowl Location

Obj (2.2b) SW

describe the
causes & effects of
the Dust Bowl and
analyze the
constraints it
placed on people /
society.
DOL: (100% acc)
SW 1. Answer 3
MC Qs 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph
that analyzes: the
constraints placed
on people by the
Dust Bowl.
T-EQ: How can an
environmental
catastrophe
constrain a society /
culture?
O-EQ: What social,
pol, & econ changes
took place in
America during the
decade of the 1930s?

Getting THE GIST: Write down 8 10 quick facts from this clip.
Question How did early Americans view the land of the Great
Plains? How did their actions add to the eventual dust bowl?

Obj (2.2b) SW

describe the
causes & effects of
the Dust Bowl and
analyze the
constraints it
placed on people /
society.

The Dust Bowl lasted during much of the 1930s.

DOL: (100% acc)

SW 1. Answer 3
MC Qs 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph
that analyzes: the
constraints placed
on people by the
Dust Bowl.

Black Blizzards were caused by high winds. Dirt that

was picked up often traveled 100s (even 1000s) of miles.
Dust made it all the way to Washington D.C. and even
the Atlantic Ocean

The Dust Bowl was both a manmade and natural disaster

T-EQ: How can an

environmental
catastrophe
constrain a society /
culture?

Plagues of jackrabbits and grasshoppers were seen

(clouds of grasshoppers / rabbit drives where people
would coral jackrabbits and kill with clubs and bats

O-EQ: What social,

pol, & econ changes
took place in
America during the
decade of the 1930s?

Obj (2.2b) SW

describe the
causes & effects of
the Dust Bowl and
analyze the
constraints it
placed on people /
society.
DOL: (100% acc)
SW 1. Answer 3
MC Qs 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph
that analyzes: the
constraints placed
on people by the
Dust Bowl.
T-EQ: How can an
environmental
catastrophe
constrain a society /
culture?
O-EQ: What social,
pol, & econ changes
took place in
America during the
decade of the 1930s?

Getting THE GIST: Write down 8 10 quick facts from this clip.
Question

Obj (2.2b) SW

describe the
causes & effects of
the Dust Bowl and
analyze the
constraints it
placed on people /
society.
DOL: (100% acc)
SW 1. Answer 3
MC Qs 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph
that analyzes: the
constraints placed
on people by the
Dust Bowl.
T-EQ: How can an
environmental
catastrophe
constrain a society /
culture?
O-EQ: What social,
pol, & econ changes
took place in
America during the
decade of the 1930s?

We have discussed in this class the many waves of

immigration that came to America (1840s to 1920s).

One thing that few people know about The Great

Depression is that it resulted in an increase of
emigration of people to other countries for the first
time in American history.
Some immigrants went back to their native countries
Some native US citizens went to Canada, Australia, and

South Africa.

Obj (2.2b) SW

describe the
causes & effects of
the Dust Bowl and
analyze the
constraints it
placed on people /
society.
DOL: (100% acc)
SW 1. Answer 3
MC Qs 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph
that analyzes: the
constraints placed
on people by the
Dust Bowl.
T-EQ: How can an
environmental
catastrophe
constrain a society /
culture?
O-EQ: What social,
pol, & econ changes
took place in
America during the
decade of the 1930s?

Internal migration
Many people from badly hit areas in the Great Plains and the

South moved to places such as California and the North

(respectively Okies and the continuance of the Great
Migration for African Americans).

Obj (2.2b) SW

describe the
causes & effects of
the Dust Bowl and
analyze the
constraints it
placed on people /
society.
DOL: (100% acc)
SW 1. Answer 3
MC Qs 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph
that analyzes: the
constraints placed
on people by the
Dust Bowl.
T-EQ: How can an
environmental
catastrophe
constrain a society /
culture?
O-EQ: What social,
pol, & econ changes
took place in
America during the
decade of the 1930s?

Source: Caroline Hendersons letter to Henry A. Wallace, sent July

26, 1935.
In this time of severe stress, credit must be given to the various
activities of the federal government. Without such aid as has been
furnished, it seems certain that large sections must have been
virtually abandoned. Yet common sense suggests that the regions
which are no longer entirely self-supporting cannot rely indefinitely
upon government aid. So the problem remains and the one
satisfactory solution is beyond all human control. Some of our
neighbors with small children, fearing the effects upon their health,
have left temporarily until it rains. Others have left permanently,
thinking doubtless that nothing could be worse.

Complete a SOAPSTone Analysis and

Comprehension statement for this quote
E.Q.: What conclusions can be drawn about the
influences of the Great Depression on American
society during the 1930s?

Obj (2.2b) SW

describe the
causes & effects of
the Dust Bowl and
analyze the
constraints it
placed on people /
society.
DOL: (100% acc)
SW 1. Answer 3
MC Qs 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph
that analyzes: the
constraints placed
on people by the
Dust Bowl.
T-EQ: How can an
environmental
catastrophe
constrain a society /
culture?
O-EQ: What social,
pol, & econ changes
took place in
America during the
decade of the 1930s?

Getting THE GIST: Write down 4 5 quick facts from this clip.
Question

Obj (2.2b) SW

describe the
causes & effects of
the Dust Bowl and
analyze the
constraints it
placed on people /
society.
DOL: (100% acc)
SW 1. Answer 3
MC Qs 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph
that analyzes: the
constraints placed
on people by the
Dust Bowl.
T-EQ: How can an
environmental
catastrophe
constrain a society /
culture?
O-EQ: What social,
pol, & econ changes
took place in
America during the
decade of the 1930s?

Subject (2 pts.):
Occasion (2 pts.):
Audience (1 pt.):
Purpose (2 pts.):
Speaker (1 pt.):
Tone (2 pts.):

Obj (2.2b) SW

describe the
causes & effects of
the Dust Bowl and
analyze the
constraints it
placed on people /
society.
DOL: (100% acc)
SW 1. Answer 3
MC Qs 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph
that analyzes: the
constraints placed
on people by the
Dust Bowl.
T-EQ: How can an
environmental
catastrophe
constrain a society /
culture?
O-EQ: What social,
pol, & econ changes
took place in
America during the
decade of the 1930s?

Todays Essential Question:

What conclusions can be drawn about

the impacts of the Great Depression on
American society?

Comprehension Statement:
Peer Evaluation- Main Idea (2); Essential Question (3)

The Okies
Many farmers decided to pack up and leave their drought stricken farms and move west to
California hoping for a new start. So many of the migrants were from Oklahoma they soon
became known as Okies.
Unfortunately, farming conditions in California were not much better. Many of the migrants
ended up living in migrant/refugee camps.

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Obj (2.2b) SW

describe the
causes & effects of
the Dust Bowl and
analyze the
constraints it
placed on people /
society.
DOL: (100% acc)
SW 1. Answer 3
MC Qs 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph
that analyzes: the
constraints placed
on people by the
Dust Bowl.

Walter Ballard

"I been hijacked by them railroad bulls (security details) in the yards,
and they get rough. See, there was so many of us on the rails, they
couldn't let you congregate in one town."
"There was so many people on it, it looked like blackbirds." "Believe it
or not, when we got ready to go that old brakeman hollered, 'All
aboard!' just like it was a passenger train. Then we felt at ease."
"It'll get in your blood. You're not agoing anywhere, you don't care,
you just ride. It's paid for. You're going to eat, that was more than you
was doing at home, probably."

T-EQ: How can an

environmental
catastrophe
constrain a society /
culture?

tell you about how people adapted to (lived with) the hardships of
the Great Depression? Explain!

O-EQ: What social,

pol, & econ changes
took place in
America during the
decade of the 1930s?

Challenge!!! Walter mentions that you dont care, you just

ride. What does this tell you about life as a young man in the
Great Depression?

CL Analyze the primary source excerpt above. What does this

1. Which of the following was NOT a

major impact of the Great
Depression?
a) Overspeculuation in the Stock
Market
b) Americans received federal aid
c) Unemployment reached an alltime high
d) The development of the New Deal
2. The Dust Bowl directly led to
a) Farmers seeking help from private
businesses
b) The rebound of agriculture
c) An increase in crop production
from the Midwest
d) Migrant farmers searching for
opportunities westward

Part 2: Write a SEEC

paragraph that analyzes:
Impact of the Dust Bowl on
the U.S.