La Gran Depresion: La historia de una madre migrante (The Great Depression: A Migrant Mother’s Story)

With this Spanish script, students will act out the story of Florence Owens, a migrant worker and widowed mother of seven during the Great Depression. A published photograph of Florence upset her, but she meets with the photographer to discuss her feelings and learns how important her image was in helping migrant workers during that time. This leveled script allows teachers to easily assign roles based on students' reading levels, encouraging everyone to get involved in the same activity. Whether students are struggling or proficient readers, they will all gain confidence in their reading fluency and feel successful.