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Study guides edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?ID=300 Lesson plans on teaching the Dust Bowl history from the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities. it includes information on the music, novels and photographs of the ear. It says it will introduce students to history through photographs, songs and interviews with people who lived through the Dust Bowl. For grades 3-5 www.rockhall.com/programs/plandetail.asp?id=529 Fantastic Web site! Includes a lesson plan on Grapes of Wrath and Woody Guthrie’s music. It includes clips of Guthrie’s music. It writes, “ Studying the music of Woody Guthrie along with John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath will enhance students' understanding of both works and of the historical conditions which produced them. Students will see how these artists drew inspiration from the common people and how both attempted to use their art as agents of social change.” The curriculum has students 1) Recognize thematic parallels between Woody Guthrie's music and Steinbeck's novel; 2) Develop an appreciation for the novel and music as historical documents; and 3) Explore the idea of the "American spirit." www.humanities-interactive.org/texas/dustbowl/ Web quests for teaching Dust Bowl history. It doesn’t list grade appropriate levels. school.discovery.com/lessonplans/pdf/grapesofwrath/grapesofwrath.pdf Lesson plan for high school students to create a dramatic monologue based on the novel.
Study guides to the novel www.gradesaver.com/ClassicNotes/Titles/grapeswrath/ Analysis and summaries of the novel. www.nashville-schools.davidson.k12.tn.us/CyberGuides/grapes/teachertemplate.html Actually the San Diego school system’s study guide to the novel.
More classroom activities www.americanwriters.org/classroom/scrapbook/js_bio.asp This site asks students to create a John Steinbeck scrapbook based on a biography that is part of the site. www.nde.state.ne.us/SS/1930.html Web quests on the Dust Bowl and the novel.
History www.unccd.int//publicinfo/duststorms/part2-eng.pdf A government report on The Dust Bowl. Excellent for high school students to use as a primary source for research. www.memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fachap03.html Dorothy Lange’s history photos of the Depression and Dust Bowl. xroads.virginia.edu/ This site contains a section on the 1930s presented through the lenses of films, radio programs, print, and other forms of cultural expression. It requires ShockWave, RealPlayer, and Netscape 3.0 or better for optimal use.
Syracuse Stage 2004-2005 Study Guide education office: 443-1150 or syracusestage.org/education.html
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