Newspaper Spread
You you will work together with a partner to create the front page of a newspaper illustrating The Great Depression.
Your Task:
To create the front page of a newspaper about the impact of The Great Depression on Canada.
Assignment Requirements:
Your newspaper spread must include each of the following:
1) A title for your newspaper
2) Date and City
3) Cost of newspaper
4) Main feature article: The impact of The Great Depression on Canada: make reference to whether The Great Depression made Canada stronger or weaker and explain in detail using historical examples.
5) Minimum of one (1) photograph that captures the essence of The Great Depression (should reflect what main article is about).
6) Minimum of two (2) secondary articles and two (2) pictures (one for each article) regarding The Great Depression - your choice of topic.
Examples:
a) Comparison of R.B. Bennett's "New Deal" vs. Roosevelt's "New
Deal"
b) Trade Protectionsim and Tariffs
c) Shrinking Demand for Canadian Exports
d) Impact of Unemployment
e) Life in Relief Camps
f) New political parties: Five new parties formed
g) The Regina Riot
h) Escaping Reality: movies, radio, Dionne quintuplets, Sports &
Recreation, etc.
Resources:
1) Refer to Canada: Our Century, Our Story Chapter 5 - The Great Depression p.118
2) Refer to Canadian History Chapter 5 - The Great Depression of the 1930s p. 139
3) Refer to your own notes and completed handouts
4) Refer to books in the library!!!
Some additional online resources:
The Great Depression overview
The Canadian Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia Britannica
The Great Depression - Stories of a Generation's Struggle for Democracy
Headlines
1929 Stock Market Crash
Great Depression photographs
The Happy Gang
Disaster over Niagara Falls
Evaluation:
Checklist & Rubric for The Great Depression Newspaper Spread
Conclusion:
You have survived the harsh conditions of the 1930s but you're not out of hardships yet because another war is on the horizon!!!!