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Bud, Not Buddy

Lesson 7


Explain why Hoovervilles were created.

Readings and Materials

  • Book: Children of the Great Depression by Russell Freedman  pp. 18 – 23

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

Why were Hoovervilles created?

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Key Questions


  • What were living conditions like for black people during the Great Depression? Why?

  • Why did people have to give up their homes?

  • What were “Hoovervilles”? Why did people end up in a Hooverville?

  • How does the illustration on pages 20-21 help the reader better understand Hoovervilles?



nourished     (v.)

providing food and other things needed to live or be healthy

unemployment     (n.)

to not have a job

income     (n.)

money that you earn from working

starvation     (n.)

suffering or death cause by not having enough to eat

eviction     (n.)

the act of forcing someone to leave a place where they live

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