To gain an understanding of how the Great Depression affected everyday citizens, class members examine letters written either to the president or to the governor of Alabama asking for assistance.

Concepts

the great depression, the stock market crash of 1929

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Have class members collect images that reflect conditions at the time, create a gallery, and post their letters on the display

Classroom Considerations

• Although the focus of the resource is on the effects of the Great Depression on Alabama, the concepts are appropriate for any classroom
• The resource presumes that class members have previously been introduced to the Great Depression and the stock market crash of 1929

Pros

• The 31-page packet includes an outline for the lesson, the primary source documents, worksheets, the writing prompt, and a rubric for the assignment

Cons

• The lesson presumes class members have experience analyzing primary sources like letters and photographs

Common Core

RI.11-12.1 RH.11-12.1