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Students explore how the Dust Bowl and Great Depression forced farm families to migrate west in search of work. Activities include map and cartoon analysis, quote interpretation, and narrative writing to understand the struggles of “Okies” and the limited government support during this crisis.

Included in this resource:

Do Now - “Where Farmer Looks for Help Right Now” 1936 primary source political cartoon analysis with scaffolding questions
Life During the Dust Bowl and the Journey of the Okies reading passage with scaffolding questions
How did the Dust Bowl directly connect to the struggles during the Great Depression? snapshot
“Letters from the Dust Bowl” primary source quote analysis with scaffolding questions
A Dust Bowl survivor during the Great Depression POV with scaffolding questions
Life in the Dust Bowl student-centered point of view letter activity with rubric
Application/Closing/Higher-Order Thinking Assessment: How did the Dust Bowl and mass migration to California change the lives of American farm families in the 1930s?
Answer key for teachers (suggested)
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