The Grapes of Wrath Review Facing AdversityUnit 5

“The Grapes of Wrath” Review Facing Adversity-Unit 5

The Men and Women in the excerpt both had the same attitude/feelings about leaving the panhandle. • True OR False • Describe how they felt to support your answer

False Men-Ruthless Women- regretful, sad, depressed, sorrow OR BOTH FELT BITTER

In The Grapes of Wrath what are the characters selling? • • A. Extra food they have B. The house they no longer can live in C. A horse they hope to get cash for D. Belongings they cant carry

C/D Belongings/ horse

What are some of the obstacles the dust bowl family in The Grapes of Wrath had to overcome? List 3 or more

Obstacles Making sacrifices, burn belongings, sell items for less than what they were worth, loss of farming tools, loss of farm animals, no money, loss of time with family/friends, lack of food, lack of water, breathing, crops wont grow, effects of the dust bowl and getting rid of their memories…. .

How does the narrator in the story feel toward the others in town? • • A. grateful B. sad C. satisfied D. bitter

D bitter

Where is the narrator and his family choosing to travel? • • A. The Pacific Northwest B. The West coast C. California D. The Oklahoma Panhandle

C California

Why do the characters decide to move away? • • A. live closer to family B. To make money elsewhere C. they cant survive where they live now D. They heard a storm was heading to the panhandle

C They cant survive on their dry farmland

What do the characters do with the belongings they cant sell or take with them ? • • A. drop them on the side of the road B. leave them for their family members C. burn them D. give them away

C Burn them

The people who buy the junk from the narrator will… • • A. Regret being cheap B. never use their new belongings C. have great luck D. begin to live the life he did

D Live the life the narrator did/same fate

A ruthless person is a person who cares for others. • True or False

False Ruthless: show no compassion for others

Which of these people would be described as ruthless? • • A. A teacher who doesn’t know much about instruction B. An employer who is always encouraging employees to be better C. A senator who raises money to campaign D. A dictator who is cruel

D Dictator who treats someone cruelly

All day long landscapers worked in the sun on a hot day, planting bushes. • Does this situation illustrate the word toil?

Yes Toil-working hard

We bought a new shower curtain and mat to liven up the dark bathroom. • Does this sentence describe the word Toil?

No Toil- working hard

If a women is shopping around frantically which is true? • • A. She wants to impress people B. She panics when she cant find her chap stick C. She gets frustrated when she cant find her 20 dollars D. She slowly digs for her wallet

B She panics- frantically means hurried or excited manner

Greta was filled with sorrow at having to move to a new town, leaving everything she knew behind. • Describe how Greta was feeling.

Sorrow Greta was feeling, distress/sadness

Harold was filled with bitterness after making the game winning shot in his basketball game Friday night. True or False?

False Bitterness is anger and disappointment He would’ve been happy if he made the game winning shot not angry or disappointed

You would be facing a doomed existence if all the resources you needed to survive had been taken or destroyed. • True or False?

True Doomed: likely to have an unfortunate outcome Not being able to survive would have an unfortunate outcome

The narrator states, “You’re not buying only junk, you’re buying junked lives. ” What does that mean? • The narrator is stating this to another character that lives in the town. • Respond with a short answer

The people who buy the junk - Have lives that are now worthless Are buying the horrible memories that are connected Are going to regret their purchase once they cant survive anymore will be alone

• • • “this land, this red land, is us; and the flood years and the dust years and the drought years are us. We cant start again. ” This quote tells you the narrator feels A. discouraged B. proud C. calm D. unconcerned

A Discouraged

How’ll it be not to know what lands outside the door? How if you wake up in the night and know-and know the willow tree not there? Can you live without the willow tree? Well, no, you cant. The willow tree is you. What is the willow tree representing to the narrator?

The willow tree represents… The narrators personal history, his journey growing from the person he was when he moved to the panhandle to current state of feeling bitter and moving away

“Maybe we can start again, in the new rich land…we will start over. This quote shows … • • A. people want to be safe B. people want a better life C. people wanted a new adventure D. people made suggestions on how to change their lives

B People wanted a better life

“A drum major leading a parade of hurts, marching with our bitterness. ” • • • What theme could be implied from this quote in the selection. A. Everyone will carry bitterness if they go to a new place B. People need to rise above small problems C. people made suggestions on how to change their lives D. bitterness could be escaped E. Everyone carries pain throughout life even if they try to avoid it

E Everyone carries personal pain in their lives

The suffix –less is defined as…. • • A. not having B. wanting to C. Able to D. start up

A Not having

What does painless mean? • Write the definition.

Not having pain

Imagery is using basic and concise language • True or False ?

False imagery uses vivid and descriptive language

The phrase red dust appeals to what sense using imagery? • • A. Sight B. Smell C. Taste D. touch

A sight

Make a double bubble compare and contrast The Grapes of Wrath vs. The Dust Bowl video • The excerpt • VS. • The media source (watch the video -the dust bowl)

Uses fictional characters Excerpt, Video or Both

Uses fictional characters Excerpt, Video or Both

Provides mostly facts • Excerpt, Video or both

Provides mostly facts • Excerpt, Video or both

Describes historical events • Excerpt, video or both

Describes historical events • Excerpt, video or both

Describes what happened to communities after experiencing the dust bowl • Excerpt, video or both

Describes what happened to communities after experiencing the dust bowl • Excerpt, video or both

Information that came from the excerpt AND the video: True or False • • A. farmers continued to overuse the soil ? B. The dust bowl lasted for seral years during the 1930’s? C. People were unable to farm the lands due to drought? D. People made hard decisions as to what to leave behind?

Information that came from the excerpt and the video: True or False • • A. farmers continued to overuse the soil ? FALSE B. The dust bowl lasted for seral years during the 1930’s? FALSE C. People were unable to farm the lands due to drought? TRUE D. People made hard decisions as to what to leave behind? FALSE