Out of the Dust
by Karen Hesse
Current Events & Pop Culture
Available to teachers only as part of the Teaching Out of the Dust Teacher Pass
Teaching Out of the Dust Teacher Pass includes:
- Assignments & Activities
- Reading Quizzes
- Current Events & Pop Culture articles
- Discussion & Essay Questions
- Challenges & Opportunities
- Related Readings in Literature & History
Sample of Current Events & Pop Culture
Dust Storms Strike America
This is a short (three minute) video showing Dust Bowl dust that's spread all the way to New York and explaining how and why the dust storms happened. Super great resource for using at the beginning of the novel. There's also an article on the site, a couple more videos, pictures, and speeches (i.e. FDR's Fireside Chat during the drought and Dust Bowl).