Conversation with Mark Arax
Mark Arax talked about economic and geographic landscape of the San Joaquin Valley. Mr. Arax shared the challenges of writing about the land where he grew up, its engineered development, and how future non-fiction writers need to continue to tell the story of Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley. Mr. Arax is the author of In My Father’s Name, [West of the West, and The King of California.
Description
Mark Arax talked about economic and geographic landscape of the San Joaquin Valley. Mr. Arax shared the challenges of writing about the land where he grew up, its engineered development, and how future non-fiction writers need to continue to tell the story of Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Why did Mark Arax refer to San Joaquin Valley as "the south?"
- How did industrialized farming affect San Joaquin's water systems?
- According to the clip, describe the three (3) different landscapes you would come across while traveling the state of California.
Participants
Vocabulary
- Agriculture
- Cotton Plantation
- Industrialized Farming
- Irrigation Canal
- John Steinbeck
- Phil Levine
- San Joaquin Valley