Let's view some primary source documents in order to realize just exactly what The Great Depression meant for adults and children. Ms. Matis also has several different resources (including a MAP for the ONE activity) on her Weebly.
School Tube offers access to MANY different videos and documentaries on "The Great Depression".
Below are images from Google Images. Look at them and see if you can identify some common themes.
Listen to survivors tell their stories…
Read REAL letters from children to Eleanor Roosevelt (then-First Lady) …
Participate in a WEB-QUEST to fully experience "The Great Depression" in a multitude of formats...
Below are images from Google Images. Look at them and see if you can identify some common themes.
Listen to survivors tell their stories…
Read REAL letters from children to Eleanor Roosevelt (then-First Lady) …
Participate in a WEB-QUEST to fully experience "The Great Depression" in a multitude of formats...
The left photo is a little later than The Great Depression, but it is still a result of the horrors during that era. It is significant. The photo on the right is that of a man trying to get a job during The Great Depression.
Complete further exploration with this web quest:
You will break this up into 3 different "investigations" and come back together to "share" the information with your JigSaw Group. Answer your questions inside of your notebook with your other WTRFG chapter notes and vocabulary!
Link for situation 1 Click HERE
Link for situation 2 Click HERE
Link for situation 3 Click HERE -- NOTE pay attention to the TIME markers; you don't need to watch the entire video!
You will break this up into 3 different "investigations" and come back together to "share" the information with your JigSaw Group. Answer your questions inside of your notebook with your other WTRFG chapter notes and vocabulary!
Link for situation 1 Click HERE
Link for situation 2 Click HERE
Link for situation 3 Click HERE -- NOTE pay attention to the TIME markers; you don't need to watch the entire video!