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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Art Deco

For Students 9th - 10th
Artcyclopedia's complete list of artwork from the art deco movement.
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The English Teacher

Teacher2b.com: To Kill a Mockingbird

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Check out this sample test for the book "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. Teachers can pick and choose the questions that will fit with their students learning styles.
Unit Plan
The English Teacher

Teacher2b.com: Notes for "To Kill a Mockingbird"

For Students 9th - 10th
Review notes for the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Fdr and World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses how Franklin D. Roosevelt guided the United States through World War II and laid the groundwork for Harry Truman to assume the role after his death.
Article
Other

History Today: The Hindenburg Disaster and the End of the Airship Era

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describing the history of the Hindenburg, with videos of it in flight and of it crashing.
Primary
New York Times

New York Times: On This Day: Barrow and Woman Are Slain by Police in Louisana Trap

For Students 9th - 10th
This article takes readers back to the day of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker's famous capture in a small Louisiana town. The article from the 1934 archives is written in harrowing "old-time" journalistic detail.
Primary
The History Place

The History Place: Dorothea Lange: Migrant Farm Families

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the history of migrant workers in America by viewing the work of Dorothea Lange, one of the most famous photographers of the Great Depression.
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Esperanza Rising: Learning Not to Be Afraid to Start Over

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson students will explore some of the contrasts that Esperanza experiences when she suddenly is forced to leave the life of a wealthy landowner's daughter surrounded by servants to become a servant herself among an extended...
Article
University of Oxford (UK)

American National Biography Online: Depressions, Economic

For Students 9th - 10th
Depressions are sustained troughs in the business cycle characterized by declines in output, employment, income, and trade. While they date from the earliest years of American history, little is known about them from the Colonial Era....
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Lin and Don Donn

Sharing Memories: Stories of the Great Depression

For Students 3rd - 5th
Follow the stories of one farm family as the individuals lived during the years of the Great Depression. Find out that not all people were negatively affected by the times.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: Quiz 3

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this five-question quiz that checks comprehension over parts of US history between 1890-1945.
Article
A&E Television

History.com: Halloween Timeline: How the Holiday Has Changed Over the Centuries

For Students 9th - 10th
From pagan rituals to costumes and candy corn, discover how Halloween and its associated traditions has evolved through the ages.
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Curated OER

Bob Hope Was Featured in Several Radio Series Throughout the 1930s.

For Students 9th - 10th
Read all about the life and accomplishments of Bob Hope who died at the age of 100 in 2003.
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Curated OER

America in the 1930s: The Bonus Army

For Students 9th - 10th
Vivid and succinct account of the efforts and struggles of WWI veterans who marched on Washtington D.C. to demand their veterans' benefits. Article does a nice job describing their forced dispersement by the army, which strained the...
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Curated OER

America in the 1930s: The Bonus Army

For Students 9th - 10th
Vivid and succinct account of the efforts and struggles of WWI veterans who marched on Washtington D.C. to demand their veterans' benefits. Article does a nice job describing their forced dispersement by the army, which strained the...
Graphic
Curated OER

America in the 1930s: The Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
Well-rounded and succinctly-worded site that focuses on how the Great Depression affected the more vulnerable segments of society, particularly working families, women, and minorities. A good site for giving students a quick overview of...
Graphic
Curated OER

America in the 1930s: The Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
Well-rounded and succinctly-worded site that focuses on how the Great Depression affected the more vulnerable segments of society, particularly working families, women, and minorities. A good site for giving students a quick overview of...
Graphic
Curated OER

Kansas Memory: Approaching Dust Storm in Kanasas, Dust Bowl, 1930's

For Students 9th - 10th
Kansas Memory: Approaching Dust Storm in Kanasa
Primary
University of Virginia

Univ. Of Virigina: The New Deal for African Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides an essay describing the African Americans changing of political support from Republican to Democrat in the 1930's. Includes exerpt from archived news article.
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Other

Henry James Allen, Jr...."red"

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the biography of one of the youngest and most influential people in the jazz business in New Orleans in the 1930s.
Activity
Other

State of Michigan: Reminiscences of the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
A site with a nice personal touch. Memories from four individuals about their time spent during the Great Depression years in the 1930s.
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Rural Electrification Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the Rural Electrification Act which was passed to give jobs to electricians and to bring electricitiy to rural areas across the United States in the 1930s.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: The Dust Bowl

For Teachers 6th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a flipchart covering the Dust Bowl of the Midwest in the 1930's. It includes various pictures of the dust, Okies, and migrant workers.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: The Ink Spots

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features the Ink Spots, an American vocal group prominent in the late 1930s and '40s. One of the first African-American groups, along with the Mills Brothers, to reach both black and white...

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