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United States History

Goal 9, Objective 9.03

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 9.03

Analyze the significance of social, intellectual, and technological changes of lifestyles in the United States.

Resources aligned to this objective

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Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity seven
In this activity for grades 7–12, students take on the role of legislators who must make a decision concerning the passage of an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Students will evaluate the impact of emotional appeal in persuasion. This activity builds on information learned in activities one through six.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 10–12 Social Studies)
By Pauline S. Johnson.
Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity five
In this activity for grades 7–12, students will evaluate primary source photographs from the tobacco bag stringing collection and some of Lewis Hine's photographs from the George Eastman House collection.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11–12 Social Studies)
By Pauline S. Johnson.
Canning for country and community
In this lesson plan, students will use primary source documents to evaluate the technological challenges of food preservation in the 30s and 40s, compare food preservation in the first half of the twentieth century with today, and consider the political role of food in the community.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 10–12 Social Studies)
By Melissa Thibault.