Photos of Dust Bowl:
http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html
Timeline of the Great Depression:
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/connections_n2/great_depression.html
1. Catastrophic Weather Event: The Dust Bowl 1936-1940
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/t2arp/quest/dustbowl/dust.html
This site has many interesting facts about culture and history during the 1930s.
2. The Dust Bowl
http://usd.edu/anth/epa/dust.html
This site provides a quick overview of what the Dust Bowl was and includes a video of a dust storm.
3. 1930's Dust Bowl
http://www.ptsi.net/user/museum/dustbowl.html
This site is an excerpt from "The Dust Bowl, Men, Dirt, and Depression" by Paul Bonnifield.
4. New Deal Time Line
http://newdeal.feri.org/timeline/1934.htm
5. Time Line of the 1930s
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dustbowl/timeline/index.html
This site is a time line of the 1930s.
6. Encyclopedia .com
http://www.encyclopedia.com/articles/03878.html
7. Day of the Black Blizzard
This site provides you with a personal, pictorial, and audio account of a dust storm.
8. Dust Storms and Their Damage
http://www.weru.ksu.edu/pics/dust_storms/
9. Understanding and Defining Drought
http://enso.unl.edu/ndmc/enigma/def2.htm
Click here to see artifacts from Oklahoma in the 1930s.
Dust Bowl (History Channel)
(PBS: American Experience: see Table of Contents)
Out of the Dust-Activity Matrix
Drought and the Dust Bowl Years
The Dust Bowl (oral histories and documentary photographs from Texas)
The Dust Bowl (A Webquest: see LINKS section)
The Migrant Experience (American Memory/Library of Congress)
Dorothea Lange's "Migrant Mother" Photographs (Library of Congress)
An American Exodus: Displacement in the 1930's (about migrants)
Songs of the 1920's and 1930's (songs about the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression)
Dust Bowl Photos from Oklahoma page 1 page 2 (American Memory/Library of Congress)
The Great Depression (Library of Congress Learning Page)
A Study of the Great Depression (many topics)
Riding the Rails (includes a timeline of the Great Depression)
The 1930's: A Time of Depression
The Great Depression, a Decade of Hardship
The Great Depression (a summary, part of a Thinkquest)
The Great Depression, a Great Disaster (a Thinkquest)
Visions In the Dust: A Child's Perspective of the Dust Bowl
Students use primary materials and Out of the Dust to explore the Dust Bowl experience.
Annotated Bibliography
Before Connections
1. Cunfer, Geoff. The Dust Bowl. EH.Net Encyclopedia. Ed. Robert Whaples. 19 Aug. 2004. 27. Jan 2006.
<http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/Cunfer.DustBowl>.
Geoff Cunfer sets out to answer the question “What is the dust bowl?” His article includes where it was, what contributed to the creation of the dust bowl, and the New Deal response to drought and dust. He includes a list of sources and additional reading.
2. The History Place: Dorothea Lange. 2000. The History Place. 27 Jan. 2006.
<http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/lange/>.
This site contains Dorothea Lange’s photographs of migrant farm families with their original captions. The photographs here can be used to help provide a historical context for the novel and give students a visual representation of what life was like during this time period.
3. The Kansas Association of Wheat Growers. All About Wheat. 1 July 2003. 28 Jan. 2006.
<http://www.wheatmania.com/allaboutwheat/default.htm>.
The Kansas Association of Wheat Growers sponsors a website all about wheat. The site menu contains links to information on the wheat growing process, harvesting wheat, and products derived from wheat.
4. Karen Hesse: 1998 Newbery Speech for Out of the Dust. 2003. Scholastic. 28 Jan. 2006.
<http://www.scholastic.ca/titles/outofthedust/speech.htm>.
The full transcript from Hesse’s Newbery Award acceptance speech is contained in this website. Hesse speaks of writing in general, the idea for Out of the Dust, and the process of writing it, especially her research.
5. Karen Hesse’s Biography. 2005. Scholastic. 28 Jan. 2006.
This site contains a short autobiography of Karen Hesse. She talks about her desire to be a writer and the patience and persistence being published required. She loves writing, especially for kids. Hesse says there is no one else she would rather write for.
6. King, Jan and Rena Nesbit. Visions in the Dust: A Child’s Perspective of the Dust Bowl. 26 Sep. 2002. 28 Jan. 2006.
< http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/99/dust/intro.html>.
King and Nesbit have designed a lesson plan for reading Out of the Dust in 5-7 class periods. It is geared toward middle school classes—grades 6-8. The plan includes a historical background, guided reading journal, visual project, and ideas for evaluation and extension.
7. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. 31 Aug. 2004. 27 Jan. 2006.
<http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/historic/nws/wea01414.htm>.
This website contains a photograph from a dust storm in Kansas in 1935. The approaching dust wall is twice the size of the houses it is about to consume.
8. New Deal. 28 Jan. 2006. 28 Jan. 2006.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Deal>.
Wikipedia provides an extensive article on FDR’s New Deal. It contains a summary of the New Deal and its origins. Photos and sound clips about the New Deal are included. There is also an interesting list of notable New Deal programs.
9. Oklahoma Department of Commerce. County: Cimarron. 2005. 28 Jan. 2006. <http://busdev3.odoc5.odoc.state.ok.us/servlet/page?_pageid=1470&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30&cwr=68&cwp=DYN_CP_GENERAL_RPT_00&cwd=County%3A%20Cimarron&cwk=n&STATE_FIPS_CODE=40&FIPS_CODE=025>.
This site contains basic information about Cimarron County, Oklahoma, the setting for Out of the Dust. It also includes a map of the county.
10. United States. The White House. Franklin D. Roosevelt. 24 Dec. 2005. 28 Jan. 2006.
<http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/fr32.html>.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt plays an important role in the lives of Billie Jo and her family and is referred to often. This site contains a short biography of the president and a summary of his time in office.
During Connections
11. Banks, Drusilla and Ron Wolford. Apples ∧ More. 27 Sep. 2005. University of Illinois Extension. 4 Feb. 2006.
<http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/apples/intro.html>.
Apples and More is an educational and enjoyable website all about apples. Billie Jo’s mother loves her apple trees and they become a symbol of her mother’s life. The University of Illinois has connected pages with information about growing apples, apple festivities, the history of apples, apple education, and more. The site also provides ideas for activities involving apples.
12. Burn Causes and Identification. 2003. Grossman Burn Center. 4 Feb. 2006.
<http://www.grossmanburncenter.com/orig-site/web/care/causes.htm>.
This webpage contains information on skin burns and is sponsored by the Grossman Burn Center at Sherman Oaks Hospital. The three major types of skin burns are described along with photographs of each. Billie Jo and her mother are both badly burned in an accident; the burns become, for Billie Jo, a symbol of her guilt.
13. CNN. The Dionne Quintuplets: A Depression-Era Freak Show. 19 Nov. 1997. 4 Feb. 2006.
<http://www.cnn.com/US/9711/19/dionne.quints/>.
A poem titled “Dionne Quintuplets” appears in the Summer 1934 section of Out of the Dust. This article from CNN explains about the Dionne quintuplets and how they were a sensation during the depression era.
14. Global Book Club. 27 Jan. 2006.
<http://www.ncsu.edu/globalbookclub/dust.html>.
This website is compiled of ideas from Middle School teachers for activities to accompany the novel. They suggest assigning the students to write in the style of Karen Hesse, to use their research skills to find photographs of the dust bowl, and to present one of Hesse’s poems as a dramatic reading.
15. Hurst, Carol Otis and Rebecca Otis. Out of the Dust. 2005. The Education Website Design Company. 27 Jan. 2006.
<http://www.carolhurst.com/titles/outofthedust.html>.
Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature Site contains a summary of the novel and important things to look for as you read. It also contains ideas for activities to accompany the novel, a short list of related books, and links to other pages containing information on Out of the Dust.
16. Kerosene. 2 Feb. 2006. 4 Feb. 2006.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerosene>.
This is an article containing basic information about kerosene. It explains what kerosene is, how it is distilled, its common uses, and other names. A bucket of kerosene left by the stove leads to the major conflict in Out of the Dust.
17. The Kidnapping. 4 Feb. 2006. PBS. 4 Feb. 2006.
<http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lindbergh/sfeature/crime.html>.
Among other events of the time period, Billie Jo alludes to the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby. This site contains an article about the kidnapping, ransom, and investigation involving Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Anne Lindbergh.
18. Skin Cancer. 28 Aug. 2003. Southeast Missouri Hospital. 4 Feb. 2006.
<http://www.southeastmissourihospital.com/health/ADULT/women/skincaus.htm>.
This site contains basic information about skin cancer. Of particular interest to students is the chart with photographs of melanoma. These photographs will help students visualize the skin cancer spots Billie Jo saw on her father.
19. Surviving the Dust Bowl. 1999. PBS. 4 Feb. 2006.
<http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dustbowl/index.html>.
The Surviving the Dust Bowl website is designed to accompany a film of the same title. It contains a teacher’s guide, maps, timeline, and more information about the dust bowl.
20. Windmill. 29 Jan. 2006. 4 Feb. 2006.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windmill#In_the_United_States>.
Of particular interest in this Wikipedia article on windmills is the section on windmills in the United States. It explains how the windmills were used as pumps and provides a few photographs of windmills: one from modern day California and one from 1939 Kansas.
Dust Bowl During the Depression
ndlpedu/features/timeline/depwwii/dustbowl/
dustbowl.html National Historic Route 66
http://www.national66.com/index.html
New Deal Network
Surviving the Dust Bowl
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dustbowl/
America from the Great Depression to World War II:
Photographs from the FSA-OWI, 1935-1945
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html
Documenting America
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fadocamer.html
A New Deal for the Arts
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/new_deal_for_the_arts/index.html
The Great Depression and Children's Books
http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/ushistory/depression.html
Music
Bound for Glory: A tribute to Woody Guthrie
http://www.themomi.org/museum/Guthrie/index_800.html
Southern Mosaic
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/lohtml/lohome.html
Voices from the Dust Bowl
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/afctshtml/tshome.html
Recipes
Great Depression Recipes
http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/1918/great.html
Lessons
Dust Bowl Days
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?ID=300
Migrant Workers Through the Lens of Dorothea Lange
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teaching_materials/curricula/curriculum.
cfm?curriculum_id=339&mode=full
Out of the Dust WebQuest
TeacherWebQuests/dustbowl/dustbowl.htm
Then and Now Prices
0,1607,7-160-15481_19268_20778-52530—,00.html
Visions in the Dust
ndlpedu/lessons/99/dust/intro.html
Online Resources
http://www2.scholastic.com/teachers/authorsandbooks/authorstudies/authorhome.jhtml?authorID=45&collateralID=5183&displayName=Biography Scholastic presents biographical information, a booklist and interview transcript of Karen Hesse.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dustbowl/ Official site of The American Experience: Surviving the Dust Bowl information, activities and plans.
http://www.carolhurst.com/titles/outofthedust.html Reviews, activity ideas, and related book information.
http://wneo.org/WebQuests/TeacherWebQuests/dustbowl/dustbowl.htm A WebQuest for Out of the Dust.
http://www.eduscapes.com/newbery/98a.html Lesson plan ideas for Out of the Dust.
http://newdeal.feri.org/ A photo gallery with images from the Great Depression.
http://www.drought.unl.edu/whatis/dustbowl.htm Information about the drought of the 1930s.
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If you would like to see a movie of a dust storm during the Dust Bowl you can click on the link (be prepared for a long time to download this one).
Learn about the Setting of the Novel
Explore the Events of the Novel
Read Theme-related Literature
Listen to Songs Mentioned in the Novel
Meet the Author
MUSIC:
Collections in the Library of Congress: American Memory
Voices from the Dust Bowl: the Charles L. Todd and Robert Sonkin Migrant Worker Collection, 1940-1941
"Now What a Time": Blues, Gospel, and the Fort Valley Music Festivals, 1938-1943
Southern Mosaic: The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip