“The Lamp at Noon”
by Sinclair Ross
On your own, brainstorm ideas to the following questions. After
formulating your answers, we will discuss as a class. Be prepared
to share.
• What do you know about the Canadian prairies?
• When did the Great Depression occur?
• What do you know about the Depression or this
time period?
• A severe drought coincided with the Great
Depression. What do you think life was like for
the farmers on the prairies at this time?
The “Dust bowl”
Think/Pair/Share:
• Assume that no rain fell
in your community for 3
years. How would your
life change?
Consider life on a farm while suffering
from poverty and a severe drought…
Keeping this is mind, read the story
“The Lamp at Noon”, by Sinclair Ross
Find a copy of the text on the following url:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6J4WNtT4yZFUExlVlNZMVpLaWs/edit?pli=1