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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A New Deal for the Arts - WPA Photographs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine school life during the 1930s. They discuss the Great Depression and the New Deal, examine and discuss photographs from the Library of Congress website, and complete a worksheet about school life during the Great Depression.
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New Deal Network

New Deal Network: Artists

For Students 9th - 10th
Click on the name of individual artists listed here for excellent black and white photographs of WPA artists and their work, as well as complete descriptions. A timeline of events of the New Deal era, lesson plans and other resources are...