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What is happening in the cartoon? What does this have to do with the Great Depression? Album Covers:  Finish Your Designs  Additional Summary:  Answer the Following in a Paragraph Using your album covers, describe the transition between the Roaring 20s and the Great Depression.  What changes occurred for everyday Americans?  How did the music of the times capture these changes and enhance our understanding of society at the time?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DGY9HvChXk Listen to the Song, "Strange Fruit" by Billie Holiday and Draw a Picture on the White Board depicting the song. Now read the lyrics . Does your picture meet what the song is about?  ___________my picture does correlate with the song.  Would you change your picture?   __________would change my picture because ______________. How does this song capture what was happening in America? It captures what is happening in American by ____________. 1920's and 1930's Album Co ver Project

Blue Skies and Dimes

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“How can you frighten a man whose hunger is not only in his own cramped stomach but in the wretched bellies of his children? You can’t scare him–he has known a fear beyond every other.” – John Steinbeck,  The Grapes of Wrath , Chapter 19 What do you think Steinbeck is saying in this quote?   I think Steinbeck is saying  _________. What is the fear Steinbeck is talking about?   The fear he is talking about is  __________.                      The 20's and the 30's Song Analysis:   Today we are going to compare 2 time periods by comparing the lyrics of 2 different songs. First, we will read and analyze 2 different songs and answer the questions on our worksheet then we will discuss. Make sure you use a specific lyric to support your answers. Now we will listen to the songs. Please follow along with the lyrics. Answer the questions on the back of the sheet. Discuss. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epRXoS_P0lk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I8-CbJYGMA 19