The Great Depression, the New Deal, and Rural North Carolinians: Analyzing Photographs

Subject:

Humanities, Social Sciences

Institution Name:

UNC University Library

Collection:

Stories of the American South

Grade Level:

Secondary

Abstract:

In this lesson, students will study photographs of tobacco bag stringers in rural North Carolina, taken to illustrate the report the Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation prepared for Congress in 1939. Students will critically analyze the photographs, making observations about the content of the images, their reactions to them, and what they tell us about the Great Depression. These observations will be structured into a "Know/Want to Know/Learned" chart, in which students will record their prior knowledge about the Great Depression, the New Deal and its effects on rural Americans, information they would like to learn about the topic, and what they learned about the Depression and its impact.

Course Type:

Learning Module

Material Type:

Curriculum Standards, Lesson Plans

Media Format:

Graphics/Photos, Text/HTML, Downloadable docs

Curriculum Standards:

North Carolina Standard Course of Study - Grade 8 Social Studies Goal 6 : The learner will analyze the immediate and long-term effects of the Great Depression and World War II on North Carolina. Objective 6.01 - Identify the causes and effects of the Great Depression and analyze the impact of New Deal policies on Depression Era life in North Carolina. North Carolina Standard Course of Study - grade 11-12 US History Goal 9 - Prosperity and Depression (1919-1939) - The learner will appraise the economic, social, and political changes of the decades of "The Twenties" and "The Thirties." Objective 9.02 - Analyze the extent of prosperity for different segments of society during this period.

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