In this lesson, intended for use after students have read The Grapes of Wrath, students work in groups to collaboratively write a dramatic monologue in poetic form for one of the characters. In addition to the using the novel, primary sources provided at the site help them understand what life was like for migrant workers. The monologues, written in a voice authentic to the character, may also reveal some previously unknown facet of the character’s life. This lesson also provides discussion questions for the novel, audible vocabulary support, suggestions for adaptations, extension activitites, and numerous links to resources on John Steinbeck, the 1930’s and the Dust Bowl experience. (author/sec)