What is the government's responsibility to its citizens?
Performance Task:
For the Performance Task, you will write a letter to a friend or a family member from the perspective of a
person living in the United States during the Depression. You will need to include the following components
in your letter:
Who are you?
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• How did the events of the Depression affect your life?
What is your gender? Race? Class?
Where do you live?
What class did you belong to before the Depression began? What was your job before the
Depression?
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Choose at least two events from the Depression and show how they changed your life.
• What was your daily life like?
• How did the Depression affect your family and
friends?
How did the government programs affect your life? Did your
life improve from the New Deal?
What are your hopes and dreams for the future?