The Great Depression: A Migrant Mother's Story

by Dorothy Alexander Sugarman

Book Overview

Students will act out the story of Florence Owens, a migrant worker and widowed mother of seven during the Great Depression. A published photograph of Florence upset her, but she meets with the photographer to discuss her feelings and learns how important her image was in helping migrant workers during that time. This Reader's Theater script features roles written to match multiple reading levels. Teachers can assign specific roles to their readers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433305526
• ISBN13: 9781433305528
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.8" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 9 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 4 to Postsecondary