Tuning into the radio is now an integrated part of our everyday …
Tuning into the radio is now an integrated part of our everyday lives. We tune in while we drive, while we work, while we cook in our kitchens. Just 100 years ago, it was a novelty to turn on a radio. The radio emerged at the turn of the twentieth century, the result of decades of scientific experimentation with the theory that information could be transmitted over long distances. Radio as a medium reached its peakthe so-called Radio Golden Ageduring the Great Depression and World War II. This was a time when the world was rapidly changing, and for the first time Americans experienced those history-making events as they happened. The emergence and popularity of radio shifted not just the way Americans across the country experienced news and entertainment, but also the way they communicated. This exhibition explores the development, rise, and adaptation of the radio, and its impact on American culture.
This collection uses primary sources to explore John Steinbeck's novel, The Grapes …
This collection uses primary sources to explore John Steinbeck's novel, The Grapes of Wrath. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.
Learn about the Great Depression using a crossword puzzle and word search. …
Learn about the Great Depression using a crossword puzzle and word search. You can play online or print the activities. Also included are printable teacher's guides.
History holds many economic lessons. The Great Depression, in particular, is an …
History holds many economic lessons. The Great Depression, in particular, is an event that provides the opportunity to teach and learn a great deal about economics-whether you're studying the economic reasons that the Depression took place, the factors that helped it come to an end or the impact on Americans who lived through it. This curriculum is designed to provide teachers with economic lessons that they can share with their students to help them understand this significant experience in U.S. history.
The overall goal of this lesson is for students to understand what …
The overall goal of this lesson is for students to understand what caused the Great Depression, to compare and contrast the Great Depression with the conditions in the United States today, and ultimately to be able to use upper level thinking skills to draw a conclusion about whether or not the Great Depression will happen again and why/why not? In order to achieve this goal, the instructor will show an opening video about the Great Depression, followed by a brief lecture, before student break off into groups of 2 to conduct their own research. At the end of the class, the students will present their research, as well as the conclusion they made from the research they conducted, which will help the instructor know whether or not they fully comprehended the lesson.
The overall goal of this lesson is for students to understand what …
The overall goal of this lesson is for students to understand what caused the Great Depression, to compare and contrast the Great Depression with the conditions in the United States today, and ultimately to be able to use upper level thinking skills to draw a conclusion about whether or not the Great Depression will happen again and why/why not? In order to achieve this goal, the instructor will show an opening video about the Great Depression, followed by a brief lecture, before student break off into groups of 2 to conduct their own research. At the end of the class, the students will present their research, as well as the conclusion they made from the research they conducted, which will help the instructor know whether or not they fully comprehended the lesson.
History holds many economic lessons. The Great Depression, in particular, is an …
History holds many economic lessons. The Great Depression, in particular, is an event that provides the opportunity to teach and learn a great deal about economics-whether you're studying the economic reasons that the Depression took place, the factors that helped it come to an end or the impact on Americans who lived through it. This curriculum is designed to provide teachers with economic lessons that they can share with their students to help them understand this significant experience in U.S. history.
Learn about the Great Depression using a crossword puzzle and word search. …
Learn about the Great Depression using a crossword puzzle and word search. You can play online or print the activities. Also included are printable teacher's guides.
This lesson introduces Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings …
This lesson introduces Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings for Storm Lake High School's Diverse Literature course. It gives background on the author, setting, and the book itself as well as introducing students to the window-mirror concept in making connections with literature.
The Foundation for Teaching Economics is pleased to make available to teachers …
The Foundation for Teaching Economics is pleased to make available to teachers the content outlines, classroom activities, and teacher materials (demonstration videos and lecture presentations) for each of our residential, one-day, and online curricula. Each curriculum topic link on the left connects you to an overview and table of contents. From there, you may: browse the lessons as web pages; access download links for lessons as editable word documents; use live source links to update statistical data; print instructions and student handouts for classroom activities; and, review and prepare for your classroom by reviewing activity videos and powerpoint lectures.
Students align original FSA photographs from the 1930s and the author's own …
Students align original FSA photographs from the 1930s and the author's own journal entries, to trace parallel elements John Steinbeck then incorporated into passages in The Grapes of Wrath.
Students pair Dorothea Lange's photographs with passages from John Steinbeck's novel The …
Students pair Dorothea Lange's photographs with passages from John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath. Students create an oral group presentation and discuss the relationship between the images and text.
In this lesson, students gain a sense of the dramatic effect of …
In this lesson, students gain a sense of the dramatic effect of FDR's voice on his audience, see the scope of what he was proposing in these first two "Fireside Chats," and make an overall analysis of why the series of speeches were so successful.
The Civilian Conservation Corps, a New Deal recovery and relief program provided …
The Civilian Conservation Corps, a New Deal recovery and relief program provided more than a quarter of a million young black men with jobs during the Depression. By examining primary source documents students analyze the impact of this program on race relations in America and assess the role played by the New Deal in changing them.
This lesson shows students how broadly the Lend-Lease Act of March 1941 …
This lesson shows students how broadly the Lend-Lease Act of March 1941 empowered the federal government"”particularly the President"”and asks students to investigate how FDR promoted the program in speeches and then in photographs.
Students listen to the story Meet Kit about a young girl's life …
Students listen to the story Meet Kit about a young girl's life in America during the Great Depression. They learn through discussion and role-playing about the impact that unemployment and reduced consumer and business spending can have on people's lives.
This collection uses primary sources to explore the New Deal. Digital Public …
This collection uses primary sources to explore the New Deal. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.
John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men tells the tragic story of …
John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men tells the tragic story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two migrant ranch workers in Salinas, California. Published in 1937 and set during the Great Depression of the 1930s, Of Mice and Men explores the themes of loneliness and isolation.
(Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop critical thinking skills by exploring topics in history, literature, and culture through primary sources. Drawing online materials from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States, the sets use letters, photographs, posters, oral histories, video clips, sheet music, and more. Each set includes a topic overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide.)
Students analyze one of Dorothea Lange's photographs and make connections to its …
Students analyze one of Dorothea Lange's photographs and make connections to its historical context by creating a one-page written and visual response.
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