Pathfinder:  The Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and the New Deal

Step 1: Define your task: Look at the assignment/essential question.

Terms to use: Great Depression, New Deal, Dust Bowl, 1930s

What words can you think of? Write them here:

 

 

 

Step 2: What materials might be useful for the project?  

Books, Encyclopedias, Online Encyclopedias, Websites.

Step 3: Find the material.

Books:  A number of books have been placed on the cart.  Look at the table of contents.  Some of the books are arranged chronologically.  Others have chronologies somewhere in the book.  Some books are arranged by topic.

General Encyclopedias:  World Book.  R 031 Wor  or  Encyclopedia Americana R 031 Enc.  Look up New Deal  or Great Depression.

Suggestions for using  Subscription Research Databases:

• Grolier’s online encyclopedias: Enter a search term and choose an encyclopedia entry. Be sure to take a look at the recommended websites. To search by timeline, follow the instructions below:
  • Select Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia.
  • Click on the Timelines button on the left.
  • Scroll down until you see 1900-1950 and click on Democracy and Dictatorship.
  • Click on the pink bar that says United States: Jazz Age and Depression, 1919-1939.
  • Encyclopedia articles about this time period are listed by date.  Note the article listed under 1929 about the Depression.
  • The online encyclopedia is an excellent source of pictures

  There is a "Feature Showcase" on the Great Depression. If this is not the current showcase, click on on "Feature Showcase", then "Archive", then "Great Depression." This is a great source of pictures.

•   Gale’s Student Resources in Context Material listed under the reference, primary sources, and multimedia tabs are most useful for this project. "Multimedia" includes photographs, images, broadcast transcripts, etc.
• ABC/CLIO's American History. Click on "Explore an Era" and scroll down to "A Nation in Transition" for information. Click on "Analysis" and scroll down to "A Nation in Transition" for an analysis of the topic. Be sure to look at the "Related Entries" suggested in the column on the right in each entry. Note that images, videos, glossary terms, quotes, and glossary terms are included and links are provided to information on specific individuals, places, and events.
• World Book Advanced Use this for the usual encyclopedia articles as well as primary resources and links to websites.
• e-books:
  • Encyclopedia of the Great Depression Use this for a more in-depth look at specific topics.
  • Historic Events for Students: The Great Depression A three volume set with article arranged alphabetically topic.
  • Encyclopedia of the Great Depression A two volume set with article arranged alphabetically topic.
  • American Decades find the book on the 1930s and use the table of contents to find relevant articles.
  • American Decades Primary Resources find the book on the 1930s and use the table of contents to find relevant articles.
  • UXL American Decades find the book on the 1930s and use the table of contents to find relevant articles.
  • UXL Encyclopedia of U.S. History New!!!

Websites:  Most of the following websites are good sources of photographs and other primary sources:

 

America from the Great Depression to World War II:   http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html From the Library of Congress.

Voices from the Dust Bowl http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afctshtml/tshome.html From the Library of Congress.

Dust Bowl Migrations: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/dust-bowl-migration/ Primary sources from the Library of Congress.

 

Picturing the Century: The Great Depression and the New Deal http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/picturing_the_century/galleries/greatdep.html#: From the National Archives.

The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/american_originals/depress.html Documents from the National Archives.

The 1930s Timeline from the University of Virginia's American Studies web. http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s2/Time/timefr.html

New Deal Network http://newdeal.feri.org/index.htm sponsored by the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute and the Institute for Learning Technologies at Teachers College/Columbia University. A great source of pictures.

The New Deal http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/new-deal/ Primary sources from the Library of Congress.

 

Step 4: Use the material. Read it and take notes.  CITE YOUR SOURCES!!!

Step 5: Synthesize the information: Prepare and present  story board.  Fill out citation sheets.

Step 6: Evaluate: Does the paper you wrote answer the essential question? Have you met the requirements for the assignment?

 

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