MY GREAT DEPRESSION MY GREAT DEPRESSION WEBQUESTWEBQUEST

DESIGNED FOR CLASS 5-301 BY DESIGNED FOR CLASS 5-301 BY MRS. DAVISMRS. DAVIS

INTRODUCTION:INTRODUCTION:

You and a friend are going to travel back in time to You and a friend are going to travel back in time to the year 1931. You will both become a the year 1931. You will both become a newspaper journalist and find out what it was like newspaper journalist and find out what it was like during The Great Depression.  The Great Depression during The Great Depression.  The Great Depression is a time in history that many of your grandparents or is a time in history that many of your grandparents or great-grandparents lived through, but how much do great-grandparents lived through, but how much do you know about this period in our history?  you know about this period in our history?  

INTRODUCTION:INTRODUCTION:

Recently our nation suffered from an economic recession and Recently our nation suffered from an economic recession and there was some fear we were slipping into another economic there was some fear we were slipping into another economic depression as unemployment rates rise and banks or other depression as unemployment rates rise and banks or other economic institutions fail.  What does this mean for you as a economic institutions fail.  What does this mean for you as a student in elementary school? How are the economic troubles of student in elementary school? How are the economic troubles of the 2000's similar to the Great Depression? Through  completing the 2000's similar to the Great Depression? Through  completing this webquest we as a class will gain a better understanding of this webquest we as a class will gain a better understanding of the Great Depression and its importance in our lives. Ok, it is now the Great Depression and its importance in our lives. Ok, it is now time to get with your time travel agent.   Have a safe journey and time to get with your time travel agent.   Have a safe journey and see you when you get back!! see you when you get back!! 

TASK:TASK:

You and your friend have arrived at your destination.  It is now You and your friend have arrived at your destination.  It is now time to explore the Great Depression.time to explore the Great Depression.

  During this webquest you will research and discover what it would During this webquest you will research and discover what it would have been like to live during the Great Depression. have been like to live during the Great Depression.

You will then compare and contrast life now to life during the You will then compare and contrast life now to life during the Depression. How are things similar, how are they different?Depression. How are things similar, how are they different?

MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE AT LEAST SIX IMPORTANT MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE AT LEAST SIX IMPORTANT SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES.SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES.

CONCLUSION:CONCLUSION:

Now that you have completed your webquest, Now that you have completed your webquest, you should not only understand more about the you should not only understand more about the Great Depression, but you should also be able Great Depression, but you should also be able to make a deeper connection with the texts that to make a deeper connection with the texts that we have read during our Great Depression we have read during our Great Depression Unit. Unit.

TASK:TASK:

At the end of the webquest you will complete the task below:At the end of the webquest you will complete the task below: Create a front page edition for the “Bergtraum Bugle" showing Create a front page edition for the “Bergtraum Bugle" showing

important news events/stories that might have appeared on the important news events/stories that might have appeared on the front page of a major newspaper during the Great Depression. front page of a major newspaper during the Great Depression.

Stories may focus on : Stories may focus on : Economy Economy New laws passed (including New Deal, Social Security)New laws passed (including New Deal, Social Security) Stock Market/Money Stock Market/Money Housing Housing Employment Employment Weather Weather PoliticsPolitics Pop culture (including movies-music—radio—there was no television Pop culture (including movies-music—radio—there was no television

or internet!)or internet!)   Illustrations-ads and appropriate format are required.Illustrations-ads and appropriate format are required.

PROCESS:PROCESS:

Before beginning your quest, you will need to scroll down to the bottom of this page Before beginning your quest, you will need to scroll down to the bottom of this page and download each of the attachments and then print them.and download each of the attachments and then print them.

Background ResearchBackground Research Using the websites provided, both of you research what life was like during the Using the websites provided, both of you research what life was like during the

Great Depression.  Great Depression.     Fill out the questionnaire and write your answers in complete sentences.  Once you Fill out the questionnaire and write your answers in complete sentences.  Once you

have finished, put your questionnaire in a folder and move on to compare and have finished, put your questionnaire in a folder and move on to compare and contrast.contrast.

   Websites for research:Websites for research: Historical Facts: Historical Facts:

http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/the-great-depression-981.html http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/the-great-depression-981.html 50 Great Depression Facts: 50 Great Depression Facts:

http://facts.randomhistory.com/2009/04/12_great-depression.html http://facts.randomhistory.com/2009/04/12_great-depression.html Great Depression Timeline: Great Depression Timeline: http://http://factoidz.comfactoidz.com/facts-of-the-great-depression//facts-of-the-great-depression/

RESOURCES:RESOURCES:

Websites (but not limited) to use for research:Websites (but not limited) to use for research:    Historical Facts: Historical Facts: http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/the-great-depression-981.htmlhttp://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/the-great-depression-981.html 50 Great Depression Facts: http://facts.randomhistory.com/2009/04/12_great-50 Great Depression Facts: http://facts.randomhistory.com/2009/04/12_great-

depression.html depression.html Great Depression Timeline: Great Depression Timeline: http://http://factoidz.comfactoidz.com/facts-of-the-great-depression//facts-of-the-great-depression/ Then and now wages & prices: http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-Then and now wages & prices: http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-

54463_19268_20778-52530--,00.html 54463_19268_20778-52530--,00.html More Pricing Info: http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1930s.html More Pricing Info: http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1930s.html Food Prices during the Great Depression: Food Prices during the Great Depression:

http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/30sfood.htmlhttp://www.thepeoplehistory.com/30sfood.html    All images in this webquest were taken from Google Images of the Great All images in this webquest were taken from Google Images of the Great

Depression.Depression. http://http://www.google.com/search?qwww.google.com/search?q==great+depression+images&hlgreat+depression+images&hl==en&biwen&biw

=1419&bih=739&prmd==1419&bih=739&prmd=ivns&tbmivns&tbm==isch&tboisch&tbo==u&sourceu&source==univ&sauniv&sa==X&eiX&ei=zgDwTY6qMays0AHu6JD1DA&ved=0CCMQsAQ=zgDwTY6qMays0AHu6JD1DA&ved=0CCMQsAQ

EVALUATION:EVALUATION:44 33 22 11

RESEARCHRESEARCH

ALL SECTIONS ALL SECTIONS ARE CAREFULLY ARE CAREFULLY DONE WITH NO DONE WITH NO PLAGIARISM PLAGIARISM AND CAREFULLY AND CAREFULLY ANSWER ALL ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.QUESTIONS.

ALL SECTIONS ALL SECTIONS ARE MOSTLY ARE MOSTLY CAREFULLY CAREFULLY DONE WITH NO DONE WITH NO PLAGIARISM PLAGIARISM AND MOSTLY AND MOSTLY CAREFULLY CAREFULLY ANSWER ALL ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.QUESTIONS.

SOME SOME SECTIONS ARE SECTIONS ARE CAREFULLY CAREFULLY DONE. THERE DONE. THERE MAY BE ONE OR MAY BE ONE OR TWO THINGS TWO THINGS THAT ARE NOT THAT ARE NOT PUT IN YOUR PUT IN YOUR OWN WORDS. OWN WORDS. SOME SOME QUESTIONS QUESTIONS COULD BE COULD BE ANSWERED ANSWERED MORE MORE CAREFULLY.CAREFULLY.

MOST SECTIONS MOST SECTIONS ARE POORLY ARE POORLY DONE AND DONE AND MOSTLY MOSTLY COPIED. MOST COPIED. MOST QUESTIONS QUESTIONS SHOULD BE SHOULD BE ANSWERED ANSWERED MORE MORE CAREFULLY.CAREFULLY.

NEWS ARTICLESNEWS ARTICLES

LIFE OF PEOPLE LIFE OF PEOPLE AND EVENTS AND EVENTS ARE ARE CAREFULLY, CAREFULLY, ACCURATELY ACCURATELY AND AND THOUHTFULLY THOUHTFULLY PORTRAYED, PORTRAYED, DESCRIBED AND DESCRIBED AND REPORTED ON.REPORTED ON.

LIFE OF PEOPLE LIFE OF PEOPLE AND EVENTS AND EVENTS ARE MOSTLY ARE MOSTLY CAREFULLY, CAREFULLY, ACCURATELY ACCURATELY AND AND THOUGHTFULLY THOUGHTFULLY PORTRAYED, PORTRAYED, DESCRIBED AND DESCRIBED AND REPORTED ON.REPORTED ON.

PEOPLE AND PEOPLE AND EVENTS COULD EVENTS COULD BE MORE BE MORE CAREFULLY, CAREFULLY, ACCURATELY ACCURATELY AND AND THOUGHTFULLY THOUGHTFULLY PORTRAYED, PORTRAYED, DESCRIBED AND DESCRIBED AND REPORTED ON.REPORTED ON.

PEOPLE AND PEOPLE AND EVENTS ARE EVENTS ARE POORLY POORLY PORTRAYED, PORTRAYED, DESCRIBED AND DESCRIBED AND REPORTED ON.REPORTED ON.

COMPLETENESSCOMPLETENESS

ARTICLES AND ARTICLES AND COMPARE-COMPARE-CONTRAST CONTRAST CHARTS ARE CHARTS ARE INCLUDED AND INCLUDED AND CAREFULLY CAREFULLY DONE.DONE.

ARTICLES AND ARTICLES AND COMPARE-COMPARE-CONTRAST CONTRAST CHARTS ARE CHARTS ARE INCLUDED AND INCLUDED AND MOSTLY MOSTLY CAREFULLY CAREFULLY DONE.DONE.

ARTICLES ARE ARTICLES ARE INCLUDED. INCLUDED. COMPARE-COMPARE-CONTRAST CONTRAST CHART MAY OR CHART MAY OR MAY NOT BE MAY NOT BE DONE.DONE.

SOME ARTICLES SOME ARTICLES AND-OR AND-OR COMPARE-COMPARE-CONTRAST CONTRAST CHART MAY BE CHART MAY BE MISSING.MISSING.

EVALUATION:EVALUATION:

44 33 22 11

APPEARANCE-APPEARANCE-PRESENTATIONPRESENTATION

TYPED, TYPED, PROPERLY PROPERLY FORMATTED WITH FORMATTED WITH APPROPRIATE APPROPRIATE PHOTOS AND PHOTOS AND CAPTIONS.CAPTIONS.

TYPED, MOSTLY TYPED, MOSTLY PROPERLY PROPERLY FORMATTED WITH FORMATTED WITH APPROPRIATE APPROPRIATE PHOTOS AND PHOTOS AND CAPTIONSCAPTIONS

MAY OR MAY NOT MAY OR MAY NOT BE TYPED. BE TYPED. FORMAT MAY FORMAT MAY HAVE PARTS NOT HAVE PARTS NOT PROPERLY PROPERLY FORMATTED. FORMATTED. MISSING PHOTOS MISSING PHOTOS OR SOME ARE OR SOME ARE NOT NOT APPROPRIATE.APPROPRIATE.

NOT TYPED. NOT TYPED. FORMAT IS NOT FORMAT IS NOT CORRECT. CORRECT. MISSING OR MISSING OR INAPPROPRIATE INAPPROPRIATE PHOTOS AND PHOTOS AND CAPTIONS.CAPTIONS.

MECHANICSMECHANICS NO GRAMMATICAL NO GRAMMATICAL OR STRUCTURAL OR STRUCTURAL ERRORS SINCE ERRORS SINCE MOST CAREFUL MOST CAREFUL ATTENTION WAS ATTENTION WAS PAID TO THESE PAID TO THESE DETAILS.DETAILS.

ONLY A COUPLE ONLY A COUPLE OF MINOR OF MINOR GRAMMATICAL GRAMMATICAL ERRORS THAT ERRORS THAT DON’T INTERFERE DON’T INTERFERE WITH CLEAR WITH CLEAR EXPRESSION.EXPRESSION.

SOME SOME GRAMMATICAL GRAMMATICAL ERRORS THAT ERRORS THAT INTERFERE WITH INTERFERE WITH CLEAR CLEAR EXPRESSION.EXPRESSION.

MANY MANY GRAMMATICAL GRAMMATICAL ERRORS.ERRORS.

CONCLUSION:CONCLUSION:

Now that you have completed your webquest, Now that you have completed your webquest, you should not only understand more about the you should not only understand more about the Great Depression, but you should also be able Great Depression, but you should also be able to make a deeper connection with the texts that to make a deeper connection with the texts that we have read during our Great Depression we have read during our Great Depression Unit. Unit.