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=__English I HONORS__= =__**ASSIGNMENT: Glogster Project///OF MICE AND MEN (an introduction)//**__=


 * //You will be required to do the following://**

==**ASSIGNMENT: Look back at all the information you've collected and the insight you've gained about the 1930s. If you had to represent the 1930s visually, what images come to mind? What symbols would you choose? What would be the tone of the Glogster as a whole? You will copy and paste images and links to represent your ideas. All images should be relevant or representative of the information you've gathered. Include a brief label for each image/idea you choose.** **Once you've created your Glogster, think about its impact as a whole--write an explanatory caption that explains how it captures what you've learned about the 1930s.**==
 * //1. RESEARCH USING THE WEB RESOURCES BELOW//**
 * //2. WRITE A PARAGRAPH COMPARING THE GREAT DEPRESSION TO TODAY'S FINANCIAL CRISIS.//**
 * //3. COMPLETE A GLOGSTER.//**

__**WHAT IS A GLOGSTER?**__

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**INFORMATION ABOUT THE 1930s:** ===**[|American Decades--Volume 4--1930-1939 (This is a link to a virtual reference book. It is Volume 4 of a multi-volume set.)]**===

===**[|U.S. History in Context--Great overview of the 1930s.]**===

[|The People's History - 1930s]
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 * SIRS Decades--Great resources by decade.**

ELibrary-Curriculum Edition-STACK OF DECADES--1930s
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1930s Compared to Today's Economic Situation --A FEW INTERESTING ARTICLES TO CONSIDER
[|Jobs:Highest Rate of Unemployment Since the Great Depression]

[|American Recovery Act verses the New Deal]

[|Introduction to Jobs in America: Current Controversies]

[|Recession Over? No!]

[|Global Recession]

[|Lessons from the Great Depression for Economic Recovery in 2009]

[|Great Depression and Today]

The Great Depression Databases: **Use Great Depression as a search term. Databases to search include:** // Brittanica Online School Edition, eLibrary Curriculum Edition, Gale Virtual Reference Library, Student Resources in Context. // Web Resources:** Depression and War Depresson and War. n.d. Web. 24 January 2011. <[]>. [|Farming in the 1930's] Farming in the 1930s. n.d. Web. 23 January 2011. <[]>. Great Depression The Great Depression. n.d. Web. 23 January 2011. <[]>. -

** The Dust Bowl **

 * Databases:** Use Dust Bowl as a search term. Databases to search include: //** Brittanica Online School Edition, eLibrary Curriculum Edition, Gale Virtual Reference Library, Student Resources in Context. **//


 * Web Resources: **

Drought in the Dust Bowl Years. n.d. Web. 24 January 2011. <[]>. Dust Bowl Dust Bowl. n.d. Web. 24 January 2011. <[]>. The Dust Bowl The Dust Bowl. n.d. Web. 23 January 2011. <[]>.

[|1930s Farming Life]

**Censorship** Libraries and First Amendment: Banned Books Libraries and First Amendment: Banned Books. n.d. Web. 24 January 2011. <[]>. Banned and Challenged Books Banned and Challenged Books. n.d. Web. 24 January 2011. <[]>
 * Databases:** Use Censorship, Banned Books, John Steinbeck and Of Mice and Men as search terms. Databases to search include: //** Brittanica Online School Edition, eLibrary Curriculum Edition, Literature Resource Center and Student Resources in Context. **//
 * Web Resources:**