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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What Was So Depressing About the Great Depression?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson focuses on the effects of the Great Depression on American life in the period from 1929-1940. Students learn about changes in art, music and literature that symbolize life of the everyday man. Students also learn about the...
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Woody Guthrie and the Grapes of Wrath

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan provides ideas for exploring Woodie Guthrie's music while reading John Steinbeck's book The Grapes of Wrath.