World History 3-16-11

Tell students that they will produce a large-scale time line, called “Byzantium— Constantinople—Istanbul,” to help them see what happened to a single city over the course of about two millennia, from just after 700 B.C. to just before A. D. 1600. The time line will include dates and details about:

• leaders; 

• military expansion or retrenchment; 

• economic developments; 

• social changes; and 

• other major events in the life of the city.

The Dust Bowl Magazine

During the 1930s, the Great Plains region of the United States became known as the Dust Bowl. The troubled region earned its nickname from the dust storms that swept through the dry, drought-ridden area.

Use the links below to research accounts of the Dust Bowl and write a magazine feature article about it.Your magazine must have cover/title page and two separate articles include images. Your article should include references to your research, quotations from accounts of the depression, and should have correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar.



Dust Bowl Time Line

Drought in the Dust Bowl Years

Woody Guthrie