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Dust Bowl Memories
From YouTube, produced by Pikes Peak Library
Oliver Clibon, Harry Collier, and Chuck Bowman recollect their time spent in the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression.
August 17, 2009 at 03:26 PM
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Three Anti-Social Skills to Improve Your Writing
From ted.com, produced by TED education
You need social skills to have a conversation in real life -- but they're quite different from the skills you need to write good dialogue. Educator Nadia Kalman suggests a few "anti-social skills," like eavesdropping and muttering to yourself, that c... [more]
December 19, 2012 at 11:51 AM
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The Dust Bowl, 1936
From eyewitnesstohistory.com
This short video footage dramatically portrays life in the Dust Bowl. Students may need to watch it twice as it almost appears to be digitally enhanced or science fiction. It would be a great introduction for Grapes of Wrath or other books set in thi... [more]
January 27, 2011 at 08:35 PM
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Black Blizzard
From history.com, produced by History Channel
On May 9th, 1934 a giant storm rose up out of the Great Plains. A menacing wall of soil and dust headed east across the land, thick enough to block out the sun. In this video clip, learn more details about the Dust Bowl. (2:56)
April 18, 2012 at 04:18 PM
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