Chapter 17: The Depression Begins "Faces of the Depression"

Introduction
Students have read about the start of the Great Depression and the effect it had on the everyday lives of millions of Americans. In this lesson, students will examine several photographs of everyday people during the Depression.

Lesson Description
Students will analyze several photographs of Depression-era photographer Dorothea Lange on the Pacific Pictures Web site. Students will then answer questions about the photographs.

Instructional Objective
Students will be able to interpret photographs in order to answer questions about them.

Student Web Activity Answers
1. despair, worry; she is worried about caring for and feeding her children
2. waiting in a bread line
3. He seems sad but also resigned and ready to endure what he must.
4. Possible answer: one should try to photograph important and meaningful things.

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