Gallery Walk 1
What was the time period called during the worst economic diaster in American History
Great Depression
What were people waiting in line outside stores for?
For food
What were the children called who didn't have families or homes?
orphans, vagrant
What does a drought mean?
having no water
What type of figurative language is this: "When one door closes, another one opens."
Idiom
People who jumped on cargo trains to travel without a ticket were known to do this.
Riding the rails
Who was responsible for holding jobs during this time period?
men
How did children and men advertise for a job?
What was the Dust Bowl?
an area of the US that was impacted by storms of dust
What type of figurative language is this: "Woop, Zoop, Sloop."
Onomatopoeia
What crashed during this time period in American History?
the stock market
What is the setting of Bud Not Buddy?
Flint Michigan
What were the names of the shelters that were created by the people when they didn't have a home?
Hoovervilles
How many states were impacted by the Dust Bowl?
6
What is the meaning of the word kin in the following sentence: "Don't you have no other kin here in Flint?"
Family or relative.
What was the time period that this disaster happened?
1930's
What was one effect on families during this time period?
- lost jobs
- broken families
- no money
- lost house
How many miles is it from Grand Rapids to Flint?
about 115
Who organized strikes for workers?
What type of figurative language is this: "There were a million men and boys running in the same direction."
Hyperbole
Who was the president at the beginning of this time period?
Herbert Hoover
Who was the president at the end of this time period?
FDR
Name two materials were used to make the Shantytowns that people were living in?
Cardboard, Wood, Scrap Metal, Tin, Lumber, Glass.
What was the area that the Dust Bowl occurred in called?
The Great Plains
What type of figurative language is this: "I tried tugging at the bars but they were the real McCoy, solid steel."
Allusion