The Great Depression in the United States

The Great Depression in the United States

<p> “No one can possibly have lived through the Great Depression without being scarred by it. No amount of experience since the depression can convince someone who has lived through it that the world is safe economically.”</p><p>You and if you wish a partner (maximum THREE to a group) will create a multimedia presentation focusing on one of several areas related to:  the Great Depression in the United States  the New Deal  Depression/Rise of Dictators worldwide</p><p>Your presentation must focus on one of the following areas (only one person/group per class per area… we will draw out of a hat!!)</p><p>Areas of Focus: 1. Migrant Workers 2. Urban America/Children 3. Rural Children 4. Riding the Rails - hobos During the Great Depression 5. The New Deal in Action (CCC, TVA, PWA, etc) 6. New Jersey in the Great Depression/New Deal 7. Collapse of Banking system/Run on Banks 8. African-Americans in the Depression 9. Women in the depression 10. The WPA (Works Progress Administration) – Only this agency 11. Opposition to FDR and the New Deal 12. Germany, Depression and the Rise of Hitler 13. Italy, Depression and the Rise of Mussolini 14. Stalin & Russia in the 1930s 15. Japan and Mil 16. itarism in the 1930s 17. Spain in the 1930s and the rise Franco Requirements for the presentation  Photos/video clips – No less than 20  Music and or interview clips/speech excerpts (From the 1930s)  Maps (suggestion)  Art work (suggestion)  Advertisements (suggestion)  Government Agency Signs (suggestion)  Quotes from average Americans, political leaders, business leaders, union leaders, etc  Charts/Graphs (suggestion)  Political cartoons (suggestion)  Text – Descriptions, titles, dates, credits, etc</p><p>Your project will be graded on the following:  Requirements o No less than 20 o Title & Credit slides photos/video o At least 2 quotes related to your area o Music o At least 2 “suggestions”!!!! o Approx. 3 minutes in length</p><p> Historical Accuracy  Effective Use/implementation of Primary Sources & Required items  Creativity & Design: organization, originality, transitions, flow, etc  Overview of your focus area (about 2-3 paragraphs).  Timeline/script of your video – Each frame labeled with location/date of the picture, sources of charts/graphs, artist/date of artwork, agency/date of government sign, artist/date of music, speaker/date of speech, etc.  The final presentation must be submitted either on a DVD, working email file, uploaded to youtube, etc. If it doesn’t work… points will be deducted.</p><p>Links to useful websites will be posted on schoolwires.</p><p>HAVE FUN & GOOD LUCK!  Names: ______</p><p>______</p><p>No less than 20 photographs</p><p>Music/Audio</p><p>2:30 – 3:00 minutes in length</p><p>Title & Credit slides</p><p>At least 2 quotes related to your area</p><p>At least 2 “suggestions”</p><p>Historical Accuracy</p><p>Effective Use/implementation of Primary Sources & Required items</p><p>Creativity & Design: organization, originality, transitions, flow, etc</p><p>Overview of your focus area (about 2-3 paragraphs)</p><p>Timeline/script of your video with sources listed</p><p>Timeliness & Lack of Complications</p><p>Comments:</p>

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