Launch Activity:

• Students will brainstorm ideas about what they think the Great Depression was like for people living in the 1930's. Students will then create a picture about these ideas with 3-5 describing words on their picture.
• Next the students will be shown clips from the movie "The Grapes of Wrath" which depicts life during the Great Depression.
• Then students will do the same activity as before, and illustrate their ideas about the Great Depression with 3-5 describing words on their picture. Students will discuss what the differences were between their first picture and their second.
• The class will then have a discussion about the Depression and what life was like for people living in this time period. Students should also discuss things they have heard about the Great Depression from family members or friends.