Boom and Bust Artifacts

Boom Times The 1920’s On this slide please explain what was going on during the 1920’s in our country. Also write about if the experience of your fictional family was similar to what was happening to the rest of the nation. You may want to include if your family lived in the city, small town, or on a farm. Perhaps they were recent immigrants. What kind of work did they do? You may wish to talk about if your family was rich or poor. There are many different ways that you can alter their story in order to illustrate a different perspective on this era of American History.

In October of 1923 we bought our first radio. The radio had a huge impact on our lives. First of all we were now able to………… ……….. And also we could…………………. Now we no longer……………………..

Bust Times The 1930’s On this slide please explain what was going on during the 1920’s in our country. Also write about if the experience of your fictional family was similar to what was happening to the rest of the nation. You may want to include if your family lived in the city, small town, or on a farm. Perhaps they were recent immigrants. What kind of work did they do? You may wish to talk about if your family was rich or poor. There are many different ways that you can alter their story in order to illustrate a different perspective on this era of American History.

Conclusion / Summary (Do not leave Mr. A’s heading here!) On this slide the student is responsible for writing one strong paragraph (at least 5 solid sentences) that summarizes the experience of this fictional family during the Boom and Bust era of American History.