Monday, March 23, 2015

1920's - 1930's - The Great Depression

Today we started by sharing the letters you wrote to President Obama. We asked each of you to name your view of America's role in the world, the specific "ask" you had for the president, and the historical / literary reasoning that lead you to this conclusion.

Then we returned to the 1920's by watching parts of this section of The Century:



For homework tonight, you are reading FDR's 1st inaugural address and writing a journal response. You'll find it in your American Reader, which you need to bring to class tomorrow.