What Do We Already Know about California in the 1930s?

Chapter 5 marks a transition in the setting of the novel: Esperanza has left Mexico and is traveling to the United States, specifically California.

Today they will build background knowledge about California.

Below, the map displays New York, Mexico and California. New York is where we are in relation to Mexico and California.


In this discussion post, I would like you to comment with any background information you have on the following topics:

-California

-Immigrating from Mexico

-The Great Depression of the 1930s


Expeditionary Learning. (2012). NYS Common Core ELA Curriculum. G5:M1:U2:L3. New York, NY.


As you continue to post, I will be commenting with hints about these new topics. Keep and eye out for it!

Comments

  1. Ms. CarrosAugust 1, 2019 at 6:43 AM

    Hint: In 1934, the Dust Bowl in the Midwest began sending migrants to California.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Ms. CarrosAugust 1, 2019 at 6:44 AM

    Hint: The Mexican Revolution and Mexican civil wars caused many Mexicans to move to the
    United States.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Ms. CarrosAugust 1, 2019 at 6:44 AM

    Hint: During the Depression, one out of four people were unemployed. Without money, people could not pay for housing or buy food and clothes for the family

    ReplyDelete

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