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Task: The “Dust Bowl” was a very challenging and devastating event for many people. As you know, some people were affected more than others. You are one of the people somehow affected by the Dust Bowl. During the Dust Bowl there were songwriters, such as Woody Guthrie, photographers, such as Dorothea Lange, journalists, such as Sonora Bab, and artists who created paintings, such as Grant Wood’s “Birthplace of Herbert Hoover” and Reginald Marsh’s “Why Not Use the El?” documenting and writing about the different “subjects” and themes. It is your task to take on the role of a songwriter, journalist, poet, photographer, artist, etc. in order to write and present a topic or theme of your own related to the Dust Bowl. The writing should be no less than one and a half page long using 12 font and 1.5
Timeline:Friday, January 29, 2016: Understand the RAFT process by analyzing a song and a poem, and writing a practice piece in class. Role – Whose perspective will you be writing from? Audience – Who’s your intended audience? Format – What kind of writing and visuals or presentation will you be using? (e.g. music, art, visuals, acting, etc.)Topic/Theme – What is your purpose for writing? What is going to be your topic and theme?
Homework: Use your notes and additional research on the web to help you gather information on possible formats, topics and audience. Use the graphic organizer provided to gather information.
Monday, February 1st : Work on graphic organizer and begin rough draft, if you finish early. Homework: Complete the Graphic Organizer at home. Don’t forget to do additional research if necessary.
Tuesday, February 2nd : Graphic organizer is due. Begin writing a rough draft of your piece in class. Finish at home. Homework: continue working on rough draft.
Wednesday, February 3rd : Conference with another student and begin to write and type final draft at home. Homework: continue working on final, typed version.
Thursday, February 4th : Class and HW: Finish typing your rough draft, which is due tomorrow. Prepare presentation – visuals, music, props, etc. Practice how you will present the writing piece.
Type your final writing piece on google docs. Save in your social studies folder and make sure to share with: [email protected] . Please print a physical copy, as well, to be ready on due date.
RAFT AssignmentSocial Studies
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Friday, February 5th: Final typed RAFT assignment is due along with organizer and final presentation (i.e. music, art, props, etc.) Fill in rubric and hand-in.
Type your final writing piece on google docs. Save in your social studies folder and make sure to share with: [email protected] . Please print a physical copy, as well, to be ready on due date.
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Over the Rainbow (AABA song)
Somewhere over the rainbow, way up highThere's a land that I've heard of once in a lullaby.
Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blueAnd the dreams that you dare to dream,Really do come true.Someday I'll wish upon a starAnd wake up where the clouds are far behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops,Way above the chimney tops,That's where you'll find me.Somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds flyBirds fly over the rainbowWhy then, oh why can't I?Somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds flyBirds fly over the rainbowWhy then, oh why can't I?
Directions:
1. Label each part A or B in the boxes.
2. Highlight all the rhyming words.
3. Does the song use similes and metaphors? Circle them.
4. How do the words and melody work together?
5. How many beats are in each line?Type your final writing piece on google docs. Save in your social studies folder and make sure to share with: [email protected] . Please print a physical copy, as well, to be ready on due date.
Role – Who is singing the song? Who is it about? ______________Audience – Who’s the intended audience? ___________________Format – What’s the format of the writing? ____________________Topic/Theme – What is the topic and theme of the writing?
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Role – Who’s telling the poem? About who?
Audience – Who would be the audience of the writing?
Format – What type of writing is it?
Topic/Theme – What is the topic and theme of the writing?
Type your final writing piece on google docs. Save in your social studies folder and make sure to share with: [email protected] . Please print a physical copy, as well, to be ready on due date.
1. Highlight similes or words that reflect imagery or sensory details (5 senses.)
2. Personification is when authors give inanimate (non-living objects) a human quality. The poem uses the “house” to speak details about the house. List at least three things we know about the house based on the use of personification.
3. What is the poem’s purpose?
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RAFT class practice run: In order to practice how to write a RAFT assignment, your class will choose a role, format, audience, and topic/theme. Then, you will write a practice one below. This will be shorter than your actual RAFT because there will be less time.
Role: From whose perspective will you be writing?
Audience: Who’s your intended audience? What your purpose?
Format: What format or type of writing will you use?
Topic/Theme: What’s your topic and theme?
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DUST BOWL RAFT GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
Directions: Using the notes taken from Ken Burn’s “The Dust Bowl,” “Debts” from “Out of the Dust,” “Black Sunday,” “Mother Road” and internet sources or books, you are to complete the RAFT graphic organizer in preparation for the final piece.
Complete the graphic organizer below to gather ideas.
ROLE - The person you will portray. From whose perspective will you write?
AUDIENCE - Who will your main audience be? Why? What’s your purpose?
FORMAT - (Text) – (i.e. poem, newsletter, song, rap, speech, obituary, diary, journal, news report, biography, etc.)
TOPIC or THEME - What will be your main theme or topic?
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background information about the person (e.g. age, economic status, background story, family members, problems, etc.)
words to describe feelings or emotions the person may have during the DUST BOWL
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words to describe senses (feel, touch, smell, hear, see) about experiences during the DUST BOWL
metaphors or similes to describe emotions or experiences during the DUST BOWL
metaphor: the storm was a mouth devouring everything in its path
simile: the storm was like a mouth devouring everything in its path
other ideas applicable to your format presentation ideas (How will you present and enhance the writing?) (i.e. music, props, visuals, graphics, art work, etc.)
Type your final writing piece on google docs. Save in your social studies folder and make sure to share with: [email protected] . Please print a physical copy, as well, to be ready on due date.
