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Grapes of Wrath: Setting up Historical Context

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Discuss life in the 1930s in relation to the Dust Bowl and Great Depression, then do a cross-media analysis. Here you'll find background information on film maker John Ford, writer John Steinbeck, and 1930s America. You can compare the book to the film version of Grapes of Wrath as well as the lives of both interpreters of American life. 

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the grapes of wrath, john steinbeck, setting, plot elements, plot, literary elements, cross-media analysis, historical fiction, historical context, the dust bowl, the great depression

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dust bowl, grapes of wrath, great depression, historical fiction, john steinbeck, setting, historical context, john ford, tenant farmers, cross media analysis, book to film comparison, english language arts
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9th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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A Teacher’s Guide to the Penguin Edition of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath

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Grapes of Wrath and Pronouns

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Designing Museum Exhibits for The Grapes of Wrath: A Multigenre Project

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Challenge readers of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath to create a museum exhibit that uses artifacts to focus on one issue raised by the award winning story of the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and the Joads.
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John Steinbeck’s "The Grapes of Wrath": The Inner Chapters

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The Dust Bowl Odyssey

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Great information, images, and wonderful higher-order thinking questions await your class. They'll discuss, consider, and examine multiple factors related to the Dust Bowl. A cross-media comparison is made between the historical events...
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National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: The Grapes for Wrath

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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

PBS
This collection uses primary sources to explore John Steinbeck's novel, The Grapes of Wrath.
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