Chapters 23-27: Family Discussion Reflection

           Summary of Informational Text:

  The life of Okies who migrated to California in search of a better life was very difficult.  Families had to move around the state depending on which crops were ready to be picked.  They were paid very little and were subject to harassment by their supervisors in the field, and children were often picked on in school.  Most of the time, workers lived in unsanitary conditions, unless they were in a government camp.

        Evaluation:

  This article relates to the text because the Joad family had to move around depending on what crops were ready to be picked.  The wages they received were very low, and with the exception of the government camp, they lived in unsanitary conditions.

Citation:
"Okie Life in California." Okie Life in California. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Jan. 2014.

Questions:
Has there been a situation where you didn't get along with people older than you (other than your parents)
If the Joads had stayed in Oklahoma, what would have happened?
What other event has effects where residents despise the newcomers, other than someone relocating to a different place?

Reflection:

       The most memorable moment of the discussion was when I asked my sister how the family's struggle was similar to her life.  She said that when she became close to a new girl and that girl started to hang out with them, another girl got jealous.  According to my sister, the girl who was already in the group was jealous because the new girl fit in better.  The most satisfying thing that we talked about was  a time when we were counselors at an Indian dance camp that we used to go to.  There were other counselors there who were older, but they were not familiar with dance or they way that the camp was run.  A big responsibility of being a counselor at the camp is teaching the younger kids that just started out, and those counselors were not able to because they weren't dancers.  As a result, my sister and I (as well as several junior counselors) looked down on them because they were new and hand't done this type of dance, therefore they couldn't perform a lot of the tasks  required of  counselors.  It was very satisfying to talk about this because we were able to get some of our feelings off of our chest.  My questions were better this time around then the previous three times, but I could have used a question that related a little more to the book.