CaliforniaIn your notebook,

Identify the tone toward California.Prove by analyzing:

lyrics: diction, auditory imagery, details, repetitive syntax, subject

visuals: color, shadow, light, perspective, setting, symbolism, subject, imagery, detail, background, foreground, layout, lines, shading, associations, etc.

What thematic ideas do you recognize that connect to The Grapes of Wrath?Be prepared to share.

Listen to and read the lyrics of “California Dreaming” from 1966 (next slide).

Note:Subject Tone EvidenceMessage/themeConnect this image to the lyricsConsider subject, color, shading, lightingConnect lyrics to California myth/idea evident in the novel/1930s? Explain.

“California Dreaming” lyricsMamas and Papas

https://youtu.be/nrekf8Nsxmk

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2011 California tourism commercial

https://youtu.be/Y-G6ZfC1yDw

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https://youtu.be/7KokMa8HX5o

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Consider the 1966 “California Dreaming” song, 1930’s California advertisements, and modern tourism clips.In your notebook, reflect upon: • How the California dream/promise has evolved

• Stayed the same.

• The promise of the American dream

• The quest for a better tomorrow

• The hidden consequences, risks, truths behind the dream?

Write a thesis statement that addresses one of the thematic ideas and its connection to The Grapes of Wrath.

Use the thesis formula.