Unit 12
Migrant Struggle
The Bounty of the Land in Twentieth-Century American Literature, 1929-1995
Authors and Works 672
Overview Questions 672
Learning Objectives 673
Instructor Overview 673
Student Overview 674
Video Overview 675
Discussion Questions for the Video 677
Timeline 678
Author/Text Review 680
Henry David Thoeau (1817-1862) 680
Teaching Tips 681
Questions 681
Web Archive 681
Upton Sinclair (1878-1968) 681
Teaching Tips 682
Web Archive 682
Questions 683
Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962) 683
Teaching Tips 684
Questions 684
Web Archive 684
John Steinbeck (1902-1968) 585
Teaching Tips 585
Web Archive 585
Questions 586
Muriel Rukseyer (1912-1980) 586
Teaching Tips 687
Questions 687
Web Archive 687
Carlos Bulosan (1913-1956) 688
Teaching Tips 589
Questions 589
Web Archive 590
Tomas Rivera (1935-1984) 390
Teaching Tips 691
Questions 691
Web Archive 691
Rudolfo Anaya (b. 1937) 691
Teaching Tips 692
Questions 692
Web Archive 692
Alberto Rios (b. 1952) 693
Teaching Tip 693
Web Archive 693
Questions 694
Helena Maria Viramontes (b. 1954) 694
Teaching Tips 695
Questions 695
Web Archive 695
Suggested Author Pairings 696
Core Contexts 697
The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl 697
Questions 698
Web Archive 698
Documentary Photography and Film 699
Questions 601
Web Archive 601
Unionism and the Farm Workers Movement 601
Web Archive 603
Questions 604
Extended Contexts 604
Socialism and Communism 604
Questions 606
Web Archive 606
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) 607
Questions 608
Web Archive 608
Assignments 608
Personal and Creative Responses 608
Problem-Based Learning Projects 609
Glossary 610
Selected Bibliography 612
Further Resources 612