Essential Question

An Essential Question is a no-one-right-answer question. It is the question you will support from your reading and research. The question to ponder for the current unit is:

Read Hoover's quote at the bottom of the blog. Was he correct? Or, did President Franklin Roosevelt effectively address the Great Depression with the New Deal programs? Click on Comments and post your response below.

The Great Depression

A picture is worth a thousand words. Your assignment is to examine the 1930's Depression Era through pictures and by reading actual life histories of people who lived it. Follow the link "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime" to the Student page. Scroll down and read the directions given. Everything will be completed electronically. Save all work on your flash key.
Your task:
1. Select two photos and complete two Photo Study guides from the Student page.
2. Select one life history and complete the study guide.

3. Research New Deal programs using the Internet, textbook and other sources. How did the New Deal provide social, economic and political assistance?

4. Combine all of your research into an essay or other creative product. Include causes of the Great Depression as they affected your life history subject. Explain how specific New Deal programs affected their life circumstances.