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4-C-1 Photos and Posters Lesson Plan

Grade Level: high school

Curriculum: Civics, American History, Language Arts Objective: Students will demonstrate comprehension of the effect of city housing on tenants during the depression by creating a public notice poster

Following general studies of the effects of the depression on citizens, students will individually complete a KWL chart on housing during the depression

Using the following posters from: []

Using the following photos from: [] query: 1936 slums, numbers 2 and 5

In pairs students will use the NARA forms to analyze the posters and the pictures. Using other websites such as [], or [], the teams of students will research housing during the depression era in American history. Finally, as a way to demonstrate what they learned and the opinions they formed, the pairs will design their own poster depicting what they learned and what they would have wanted people to know during that era.

Susan, I found your topic extremely interesting. I particulary enjoyed the WPA posters. I will look for more when I get to the Great Depression unit. The only problem the more information I find the more I want to use. Sounds good but we also have a time limit and need to complete so many chapters in a year. I never gave much thought to when and how low income housing started. It should be evident that the Great Depression was a time of extreme need. (Pat Cassner)