VOCABULARY
THE DUST BOWL
THE GRAPES OF WRATH
SURVIVAL IN THE STORM
AGAINST THE ODDS & WRITING
100

What word means a difficult or challenging situation?

What is adversity?


100

What major historical event caused many of the hardships in Unit 5?

What is the Dust Bowl?

100

What type of text is The Grapes of Wrath?

What is literary fiction? or narrative?

100

What type of text is Survival in the Storm?

What is a diary or historical fiction?

100

What type of text is Against the Odds?

What is an expository text?


200

What is a problem or barrier someone faces called?

What is an obstacle?

200

What natural problem helped cause the Dust Bowl?

What is severe drought?

200

What obstacle do families face in The Grapes of Wrath?

What is dust storms destroying their crops?

200

Who is the narrator of the diary?

Who is Grace Edwards?

200

What is the purpose of an expository text?

What is to explain or inform?

300

What do we call the way a person deals with a problem?

What is a coping strategy?

300

What farming issue helped make the Dust Bowl worse?

What are poor farming practices? (over farming or cattle grazing)

300

How do families cope with adversity in The Grapes of Wrath?

What is migrating to find work?

300

What challenge does Grace face during the Dust Bowl?

What are dust storms and fear?

300

How does Against the Odds explain adversity differently than the other texts?

What is by using facts instead of personal experiences?

400

What word means continuing to try even when things are hard?

What is perseverance?

400

What happened to many farms during the Dust Bowl?

What is crops were destroyed?

400

What theme is shown in the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath?

What is perseverance during hardship?

400

What coping strategy does Grace use most often?

What is writing in her diary?

400

What is evidence?

What is information from the text that supports an idea?

500

What word means the ability to recover or bounce back after hardship?

What is resilience?

500

Why were many families forced to leave their homes during the Dust Bowl?

What is they could no longer survive or make a living?

500

What helps families survive emotionally in the text?

What is family support?

500

Why is Grace’s perspective important?

What is it shows the emotional impact of adversity on children?

500

What is the essential question of Unit 5?

What is “How do people overcome adversity?”

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