Ghosts+from+the+Past

= = = Genre:  = ** Narrative Writing ** = Essential Questions: =
 * Ghosts from the Past **


 * 1) **How did the Great Depression effect the lives of both children and adults living in the United States?**
 * 2) **How did people cope during the Great Depression?**
 * 3) **What sacrifices did people make during this time period?**
 * 4) **What were the programs and policies that were put in place by the govenrment to lift us out of the Great Depression?**
 * 5) **How did the Depression effect the family roles?**
 * 6) **What was life like prior to The Great Depression?**
 * 7) **How did The Great Depression change this person’s views about the world around** **him or her?**

= Writing Prompt:  =
 * The Great Depression of the 1930's made life difficult whether you were an adult or child; whether you lived in the city or on a farm. It was a time period marked by widespread unemployment rates and declining stock market prices. Imagine you were an inanimate object "living" during The Great Depression of the 1930's. You will take on the role of your object "living" through that time period recording your story. **

= What to Do:  = = Terms:  = Franklin D. Roosevelt New Deal Herbert Hoover Black Tuesday Weedpatch Camp fireside chats dust bowl Okies Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Social Security Act
 * 1) ** Using the websites conduct research by taking notes on the following key terms. Make sure you include the URL in your notes. **
 * 2) **Answer the Essential Questions.**
 * 3) **Make a story map using the website found in the Filing Cabinet.**
 * 4) **Write your roughdraft.**
 * 5) **Reread and Revise Peer Editing with Editing Sticks**
 * 6) **Write final copy.**
 * 7) **Publish and share story with your classmates.**



Filing Cabinet: [|CCC in the Ozarks] [|Digital History] [|Key Terms for the Great Depression] [|Library of Congress] [|Weedpatch Camp] - Includes primary resources, images and articles [|American Experience - Surviving the Dust Bowl] [|Story Map]