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 ** Oral Presentation- Preparedness-10%, Content-30%, Speaks Clearly-10%, Topic-20%, Listens to Presentations-10%, Time Limit-20%.
 * Goal:**You will travel back in time to the 1920's &1930's. You will be asked to keep a journal of your life starting from before the depression, throughout it, and after. The journal should be an account of everyday life during that time period, including activities, hobbies, and most importantly, the economic, social, and political events of the time:Tell me what was going on in the 1920's and 30's. Be imaginative, but also, be historically accurate.
 * Role:**Assume the role of an individual that lives during the Great Depression, and journal about your personal life, regarding the culture (what hobbies and activities are you involved in), and what the economy, politics, and other social events are like. You may live anywhere in New England or in The Carolinas, New Jersey, Georgia, Florida, or Virginia. Remember to research your state during the Great Depression because the depression affected different states in different ways. This is your chance to be somebody you're not, so get creative, and also accurate according to history.
 * Audience:**The Congress of the United States of America, and the Department of the U.S. Treasury needs to comprise a system or set of systems to ensure that America will not enter another depression like the Great Depression. To do so, they will sort through each of your journal entries to find out why the first depression started, and what was done to resolve the problems that arose from it.
 * Situation: T he government will sort through each of your journal entries to find out why the first depression started, and what was done to resolve the problems that arose from it.
 * Product/Presentation:**You will be expected to complete four journal entries that will provide a detailed account of life before, during, and after the Great Depression. Those diary entries should be typed up, or written out in rough draft form before creating a slideshow/podcast in Garage Band using each entry. Also, you will need to write up a one page character sketch that gives information about the life of your character. (remember, the life of your character is completely made up-by you-, however the character's life must be historically accurate) At the conclusion of this project, you will present your character sketch to the class in a short presentation, followed by a presentation of your diary entries (in garage band).
 * Standards (Criteria from both rubrics - product and presentation):**Product- Purpose-20%, Soundtrack-5%, Images-5%, Content-40%, Duration of Product-10%, Conversational Style-20%.

=Introduction= The Great Depression of 1929 was the longest and most devastating stock market crash in American History. Poverty reached an all-time high, and even the government struggled in the first period of the depression to combat such a devastating blow to the U.S. economy. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt assumed the role of President and provided the American public with hope for a solution that would boost the economy, and take care of the American public. The Great Depression started with the Stock Market Crash, and followed a timeline of specific events, attempts at relief, reform and eventually recovery. We know all of these facts from reading History books, but what was it really like to live during the Depression?

=Task= The Congress of the United States of America, and the Department of the U.S. Treasury are in need of a system or set to ensure that America will not enter another depression like the Great Depression based on how the depression came about and was handled in the past. To do this, the government is sending YOU back in time to the 1920’s & 1930”s to re-live the Depression. You will assume the role of an individual that lives during the Great Depression, You may live anywhere in New England or in The Carolinas, New Jersey, Georgia, Florida, or Virginia. You will be asked to keep a journal of your life starting from before the Depression, throughout it, including the recovery process. The journal should be an account of everyday life during that time period, including activities, hobbies, and most importantly, the economic, social, and political events of the time: Tell your government what was going on in the 1920's and 30's. Be imaginative in terms of your character’s life, but also, be historically accurate in terms of what types of things were going in the 20’s & 30’s. Remember to research your state during the Great Depression because the depression affected different states in different ways. This is your chance to be somebody you're not, so get creative, and also accurate according to history. Help your country avoid another perilous era of economic breakdown! =Conclusion= Dearest Journalists, We the U.S. Congress and the Department of Treasury, would like to thank you for taking on the job of journalists during the Great Depression. Your journals provided us with immensely helpful information for preventing another major depression. We appreciate your attention to the small details of the relief, reform, and recovery process, because we will now be able to compose a plan for successfully maintaining a stable economy.