literature 2 pages

Course

Abdoul Sidibe

Institutional Affiliation

Photo analysis Worksheet

A destitute tea picker in California

Step 1: Observation

Step 2 Inference

Based on what you have observed above, list 3 things you might infer from this photograph.

The family is experiencing a lot of hardship.

A good shelter was not guaranteed at the time.

The financial position of the family is not that good.

Step 3 Questions

What questions does this picture raise in your mind?

Where the father/husband was at the time the photo was being taken?

Where could you find answers to them?

Researching online or in libraries is one option to know more about the hardships during the great depression. You can also talk to the photographer of the photo.

Option 3 is looking for an elderly person to hear her story of the times during the great depression and the activities that men used to engage mostly, during that time.

Narrative analysis

The picture is an example of a primary source and is used to further explain how the great depression was at the time. It gives a visual representation of the situation at the time. The picture itself speaks volumes than I can explain.

Written Document Analysis Worksheet

1. TYPE OF DOCUMENT (Check one):

2. UNIQUE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DOCUMENT

(Check one or more):

Interesting Letterhead Notations

Handwritten "RECEIVED" Stamp

Seals Other

√ Typed

3. DATE(S) OF DOCUMENT:

1991

4. AUTHOR (OR CREATOR) OF THE DOCUMENT:

Gregory and James Noble

POSITION (TITLE):

The dust bowl migration and Okie culture in California

5. FOR WHAT AUDIENCE WAS THE DOCUMENT WRITTEN?

It was written for any American who is curious about the historical happenings in the US in the 20thn Century, most people born after the great depression.

6. DOCUMENT INFORMATION (There are many possible ways to answer A-C.)

A. List three things the author said that you think are important:

Unemployment was rampant.

The US economy at the time was having a recession.

Inflation was at an all-time high.

B. Why do you think this document was written?

This document was written to shed light on the great depression, how and why it occurred, who suffered the most and how people coped with it. It is like walking down memory lane.

C. List two things the document tells you about life in the United States at the time it was written.

Life in the US back then was had because of the economic recession. The US economy was on its knees at the time, a lot of people were unemployed and miserable.

Bibliography

Lange, Dorothea. “Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-

two.” 1936. From Library of Congress,

America from the Great Depression to World War II:

Black–and-White Photographs from FSA-OWI, 1935-1945