Read the packet and highlight any information concerning the causes of the Great Depression.
Examine the chart and try to develop an hypothesis concerning what it shows about conditions leading to the Great Depression.
Look through the images from the Great Depression. What conditions do you see in the country? What are the various things these people are doing?
If you missed the film, answer the questions using your textbook and the American History Database.
If you missed class, draw a poster (on a 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper) that shows the causes AND the conditions of the Great Depression. Use information from yesterday's film and last night's reading.
Read the excerpt and information about the great American novel "The Grapes of Wrath." Then answer questions 1-3. Instead of answering question number 4, answer the following: "Who would NOT be glad to see the 'Okies?' What do you think 'radical organizers' means?"
Watch the video clip to see what it was like to live on the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl
Follow the instructions to complete the Dust Bowl map. You do not have to complete number 5. Use the map of Route 66 on the second page to draw in Route 66. For all other information, see maps in your textbook.
Follow the instructions on the assignment and defend your choices on the back of the sheet.