What people and objects do you see in this photo? When and where do you think it was taken? What is happening here?
Intro to New Material
Today, your table will look at photographs taken during the Great Depression to learn about how tough life could be. As you look at the images at your desk, jot down answers to these questions in complete sentences.
1. Title of Photograph
2. Name of Photographer
3. What is happening in this picture?
4A. If there are people in your photo:
a. How are these people dressed?
b. What can you infer from the expression on their faces and their posture?
4B. If there are no people in your photo:
a. Describe the condition of any man-made objects in the photo.
b. What seems to have led to these circumstances?
5. What problems or frustrations are suggested by this image?
6. What adaptations can you assume or infer people are making to these conditions?
7. What help seems to be needed here?
Independent Practice
Choose one person from the photographs your group examined. Pretend to be that person, and write a letter to you now, describing your life, and how you got to the place where you were in the photo.
Learning Log
What could be done to help the people and situations in these photographs? Who should be responsible for helping them? Why?
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