OUT OF THE DUST

Karen Hessen is a writer who carefully chooses all words. In this book, the phrase "dust calmed" is displayed many times. Once, Billy Joe wanted "get out of the dust", then she said, "I can not get rid of something in my heart." How does it reflect the people's general experience at the time? Ask students to read the first part of the book "Begin: 1920" again and use it as a model to create yourself and others portrait. Portraits can describe how people were born, how they look, and what they want to do. Keep in mind that Karen Hesse uses things that are similar to her poetry, for comparison and comparison with favorite people (eg "Skulls like bicycle handles", "Rattlesnake snake" As. Let the students recommend using similar things in poetry.

Karen Hesse's "dust" is a novel written entirely in poetry. This is not a mysterious poem by Shakespeare. The poem was written by a 14 - year - old girl named Billie Jo Kelby. They tell the story of her life in Oklahoma in a dust ball of the 1930 's. Whether it is this time picture or a movie mummy scene, we all saw a picture of the storm. However, with movies and photographs, we can not express our feelings of living in places bothered by dust everyday. As coming in through the window and cracking around the door wind was blowing through the dust, the family had to pour their cup and plate into the table until they ate. Conditions for drying are particularly difficult if your family relies on Billy Joe's family for agriculture.

The theme of Out of the Dust includes the importance of sandstorms in the American history where struggle for survival is terrible. In plains like Oklahoma, sandstorms cover up the progress of peasants. In addition to the Great Depression, the situation is sufficient to drive many families from a farm to a place like California. Billie Jo's best friend has left, and it added to the feeling that she is alone. Another theme of the novel is the importance of family and family. When Billy Joe left Oklahoma to go to another place, she understood what the farm and her father mean to her. Motivation to try new things and pain is also important for this story. Billy Joe and her father are fighting for it. He does not want change, but he is also devoted to his family. Billy Joe's pain is physical and psychological, and you need to overcome it before you become happy.