Ms. P's Social Studies Podcast

This is our podcast class, and together we have a new tool for learning through art, activists, and authors. Through this podcast we can listen to something new, post questions and have discussions, and get a break from the books!

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Woody Guthrie and The Grapes of Wrath

Welcome students to our very first podcast! In this lesson, we will be studying the great depression and the migrant worker through the art of Woody Gurthrie and John Steinbeck. Throught their work, they attempted to use symbolism, irony, and the attitude of the common man to get their message out. While you listen, I want you to try to recognize thematic parallels between Woody Guthrie's music and The Grapes of Wrath and take notes of the similarities. Hopefully you will develop an appreciation...

Jul 29, 2009•7 min

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