Vocabulary
What does impoverished mean as it is used in the following sentence?
The impoverished girl knew she did not have enough money to buy dinner.
poor
Why was this Sunday where an enormous dust storm swept across the Great Plains called "Black Sunday"?
What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
What the dust storm was like
Why does the author include paragraph 6?
To explain how the storm affected animals
What does demoralized mean as it is used in the following sentence?
The team was demoralized because they lost all their games.
Not feeling confident, feeling bad about who they are
People from Oklahoma.
What is paragraph 5 mainly about?
What the storm was like from somebody who experienced it.
Why does the author include quotes from people who experienced the storms?
So the reader can understand what it was like from people who lived through it
What does ravaged mean as it is used in the following sentence?
The forest was ravaged by fire.
Overtaken or attacked with violence
What is a cause of the dust storms?
The following were the biggest causes: Drought and poor farming techniques
How did the term "dust bowl" start?
A news reporter called it the dust bowl, and others picked up on it.
Why did the author include the lyrics from a folk song?
To show the impact of Black Sunday on people.
What does the word widespread mean as it is used in the following sentence?
Covid-19 has been a widespread illness.
Spread out or widely extended
According to the article, what were some of the effects of the dust storms?
People moved or got sick, fields were leveled, cars crashed, or animals were hurt.
What can you infer about the people who left the great plains for California?
Various responses will work:
They were looking for a better life.
They had a tough life.
Why did the author include the details in paragraph 3?
To describe the dust storm
What does plight mean as it is used in the following sentence?
I'm sorry for your father's plight of being sick for so long.
An unfortunate or difficult situation
What was America already dealing with when Black Sunday happened?
The Great Depression and drought
What can you infer from the first paragraph.
The people did not know a dust storm would happen. They thought it was an ordinary day.
Why did the author use the words "demoralized" and "impoverished" to describe the Okies?
To show that they had been negatively affected by the dust storms