Stories from the Great Depression

American Policy and Pop Culture

Name___________________________________________
Assignment: Using the website that is linked below, you should read some of the firsthand accounts of
life during the Great Depression that are provided. Then, choose your favorite story from each category
(e.g., Food, Cooking, and Eating During the Great Depression).

You should draw an illustration for three (3) different stories

The remaining four (4) stories should be summarized in no less than 4-5 sentences

1. Food, Cooking, and Eating During the Great Depression:

2. Schools and Education During the Great Depression:

3. Self-Sufficiency, Resourcefulness, and Frugality:

4. Jobs, Schemes, and Other Ways to Make Money:

5. Family, Community, and Kindness Toward Strangers:

6. Lessons, Values, and Advice from the Great Depression:

7. Then vs. Now: