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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.
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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