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"Portraits of an Era" - Dorthea Lange Activity

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Question 1
1.

Put these events in the order in which they occurred (top = first, bottom = last)

  1. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt began to implement New Deal programs, which helped bring jobs and relief.
  2. Dorothea Lange was born in Hoboken, New Jersey.
  3. Lange took a photo of Florence Owens Thompson at a pea pickers’ camp.
  4. The Great Depression largely ended after 10 years of hardship.
  5. The U.S. stock market crashed, triggering the Great Depression.
Question 2
2.

Which would be the best subheading for the first three paragraphs of the article?

Question 3
3.

What does plight mean in this sentence?

“The photographer had been on the road for weeks without a break, capturing the plight of struggling farmers with her camera.”

Question 4
4.

Which of these is Dorothea Lange most famous for documenting?

Question 5
5.

According to the sidebar "A Decade of Struggle", about what percentage of Americans were unemployed by 1933?

Question 6
6.

Which of these events happened first?

Question 7
7.

What event in her childhood did Lange say was the most important thing that happened to her?

Question 8
8.

Which detail best shows Lange’s determination to photograph real people during real crises?

Question 9
9.

Which of these was NOT a factor in Lange’s ability to make her subjects feel comfortable?

Question 10
10.

What was an effect of Lange’s visit to the pea-picking camp in Nipomo, California?

Question 11
11.

Which statement is an opinion?