Closure Activity:

• At the conclusion of the lesson students will participate in a writing activity. First students will choose a character from one of the books they have read during the unit. Next students will write a story from the point of view of the character they have chosen. The story should be about the Great Depression, and the setting should be some time in the 1930's (students may choose any location they want). Students should include ideas about the economic situation, hard times people faced, and some historical event found in their book.
• Students should then illustrate the story they have just written.
• The teacher will then play two songs: