Riding the Rails.

HW: none
Chapter 23 GOAL: React to how the Great Depression affected the American people and changed the role of government.

1.  Collect Homework

2.  Check in with your questions about Steve and Bill? "Bill" is in the picture on the right>>>

3.  Non-fiction stories. As you watch...describe the experiences of these 10 teenagers in your journal.

• Why did they leave home?
• What did these teenagers experience on the rails?
• How do their stories end? 

Chapter 1- Hopping trains becomes a way of life for teenagers (2:35)

Chapter 2 - Many teenagers leave home when their families can no longer support them (6:32)

Chapter 3 - Risky nature of hoboing could be deadly if riders were not careful (6:30)

Chapter 6- Lonliness sets in as hobos travel further from home (11:45)

Watch the full episode. See more American Experience.

4. Answer questions about Steve and Bill? Review ereactions to life on the rails.