Entering the World of Of Mice and Men by Mrs. Rachael Hernandez https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8 Let's explore what life was like during the era of our next novel. Here is a taste of life in 1930s rural California. en-us 2020-09-09 15:49:46 UTC 2024-06-04 07:34:15 UTC hello@padlet.com Exhibit O rhernandez93 https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/731761035 The Great Depression: A 1930s Economic Reality

Watch the short video clip below. Then provide 3 details of what made the 1930s such a difficult time to live through, economically. (3 bullets)]]> 2020-09-09 16:00:36 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/731761035 Exhibit M rhernandez93 https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/731762309 Watch the short video clip below, considering what Migrant Life was like during the 1930s. Provide 3 details that you think depict the difficulty of life during this era. (3 bullets)]]> 2020-09-09 16:00:51 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/731762309 Exhibit L rhernandez93 https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/731772262 Watch the short video clip below, considering what it was like to be a woman during the 1930s. Provide 3 details of what a woman's responsibilities were during this time period. (3 bullets)]]> 2020-09-09 16:02:54 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/731772262 Exhibit K rhernandez93 https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/731783242 Watch the short video clip below. Then provide 3 details of what it was like to be Black during the 1930s and Jim Crow Era. (3 bullets)]]> 2020-09-09 16:05:02 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/731783242 Exhibit F rhernandez93 https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/731806581 Study the lyrics to the song below. What are 3 reasons why migrant workers were drawn to California during this time period? (3 bullets)]]> 2020-09-09 16:09:24 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/731806581 Exhibit A rhernandez93 https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/752551085 Study the image closely. Then, describe what you think is happening here. (2-3 sentences)]]> 2020-09-16 17:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/752551085 Exhibit B rhernandez93 https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/752554549 Study the image closely. What is this a picture of? How do you know? Explain your thoughts. (2-3 sentences)]]> 2020-09-16 17:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/752554549 Exhibit C rhernandez93 https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/752557551 Study the image closely. Where might these two people be going? What is it like for them to travel, given the details of this picture? (2-3 sentences)]]> 2020-09-16 17:26:34 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/752557551 Exhibit D rhernandez93 https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/752561609 Study the image closely. What is life like for this man? Use the details of the picture to explain your thoughts. (2-3 sentences)]]> 2020-09-16 17:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/752561609 Exhibit E rhernandez93 https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/752565185 Copy the 2 most interesting details from the facts below. Then, considering what you've already seen and the facts below, describe what life might have been like during this time period. (2-3 sentences)

Dust Bowl Facts
  • a 7 year drought began in 1931
  • Dust storms came in 1932
  • Farmers decided to move to California because a mild climate meant a longer growing season, which meant more work

The Migrant Experience
  • 30% of the nation's people were unemployed
  • Between 1929 and 1932 the income of the average American family was reduced 40%, from $2300 a year to $1500 a year
  • lives were characterized by transience and migration: to maintain a steady income, workers had to follow the harvest around the state
  • workers were often traumatized by dislocating from their roots and homes
  • there existed a culture of extreme persistence and tenacity in order to survive
  • there was solidarity within and friction among groups


]]> 2020-09-16 17:28:18 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/752565185 Exhibit G rhernandez93 https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/752602493 Study the picture closely. What labor task are these workers performing? After 8 hours in the sun doing this work, how do you imagine these people feel? (2-3 sentences)]]> 2020-09-16 17:36:38 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/752602493 Exhibit H rhernandez93 https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/752608178 Study the image closely. These are migrant worker bunkhouses. Explain 2 things that might make living here uncomfortable. (2 bullets)]]> 2020-09-16 17:37:49 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/752608178 Exhibit I rhernandez93 https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/752611797 This image depicts a worker who spends his days in a carbon black plant/factory/ Make an inference -- how has his job impacted his personality? (2-3 sentences)]]> 2020-09-16 17:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/752611797 Exhibit J rhernandez93 https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/752639829 Study this image carefully. How does life seem, based on the details included here? (2-3 sentences)]]> 2020-09-16 17:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/752639829 Exhibit N rhernandez93 https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/752890393 Jim Crow was the former practice of segregating Black people in the United States from whites. While this was especially prevalent in the Southern states, the practice existed everywhere in the nation. Study the image below. What would it feel like to be a Black person during the 1930s Jim Crow era, experiencing signage like this everywhere? (2 sentences)]]> 2020-09-16 18:44:51 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/of6e0vv7jxdoges8/wish/752890393