Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas - Questions
Let's analyze the picture.
1.How many people do you see?
2.Who is the fifth person?
3.Where are they? How does this place look?
4.How do these people look?
5.What can you see inside their truck?
6.When was this picture taken?
About the family between Dallas and Austin, Texas - Texte
About this item:
- Title: Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas. The people have left their home and connections in South Texas, and hope to reach the Arkansas Delta for work in the cotton fields. Penniless people. No food and three gallons of gas in the tank. The father is trying to repair a tire. Three children. Father says, "It's tough but life's tough anyway you take it"
- Creator: Dorothea Lange, photographer
- Published: August 1936.
About the family between Dallas and Austin, Texas - Questions
1.Now let's take a look at the picture's title. Can you find out:
- who those people are,
- where they come from,
- where they are going to,
- why there are moving,
- clues about their situation,
- adjectives to describe their attitude ("It's tough but life's tough anyway you take it").
2. Why was this picture taken?
Here is some help to get you started:
- Maybe this photo was taken because...
- I think / I believe the photographer wanted to...