Researching People and Topics of the Great Depression
 Book: Of Mice and Men

 

Task 1
Please use the topics below (in black) and choose a topic or person from the Great Depression/ Of Mice and Men . Use 3 sources of information (at least one each of print and electronic) and create an index card with citation information for each source. You are required to take notes on these cards. Links to websites are provided on this page. Books are on display in the Library Media Center.

Task 1 will be graded as a QUIZ grade.

1. FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
(Notes: What is it? How did this help the economic situation of the Great Depression?)
http://www.fdic.gov/

Click link below, then type FDIC into Basic Search box and click Search:
http://find.galegroup.com/srcx/start.do?prodId=DC&userGroupName=s9000

2. Social Security Act of 1935
(Notes: What is it? How did this help the economic situation of the Great Depression?)
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=68

http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/odssa.html

3. Migrant Workers During the Great Depression
(Notes: Who are they? Where did they come from? Why? Where are they going? Why? What is their financial and living circumstances etc.?)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afctshtml/tsme.html

http://www.museumca.org/picturethis/3_2.html

4. Dorothea Lange
(Notes: Who is she? Where is she from? What is her occupation and how does it relate to the Depression or migrant farm workers?)
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/wcf/wcf0013.html

http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/128_migm.html

5. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
(Notes: Record biographical information. Also, what did he do as President during the Depression to get the country back on track?)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/fr32.html

http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/fdrbio.html

6. Eleanor Roosevelt
(Notes: Record biographical information. Also, what did she do as First Lady to help the country and its various groups of people?)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/ar32.html

http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/erbio.html

7. Hoovervilles
(Notes: Describe Hoovervilles. Where did they come from and why? Where did they get their name?  Who lived there?  Why?  Where were the Hoovervilles?)
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/timeline/depwwii/depress/hoovers.html

http://www.historylink.org/output.CFM?file_ID=741

8. Mental Retardation
(Notes: Define and describe some of the levels of mental retardation. What are the symptoms or traits? Any treatment for these illnesses? Can people with mental retardation live on their own? Could Lennie live on his own?)

Click link below, then type mental retardation into Basic Search box and click Search. Please use the first two links.
http://find.galegroup.com/srcx/start.do?prodId=DC&userGroupName=s9000

9. Euthanasia
(Notes: Describe/define euthanasia. Which description best fits what happened to Lennie? Is it moral, ethical or legal?)
http://www.euthanasia.com/

http://www.euthanasiaprocon.org

Task 2
Setup and type a Works Cited page which will be graded as a TEST according to the rubric that follows. Attach your Works Cited page and your note cards to this rubric.

Works Cited Page Rubric
This rubric is based upon 3 citations (a combination of print and electronic).

CATEGORY
4
3
2
1
Title of Page Works Cited title is centered at the top of the page. Works Cited title is not centered or another title is used. The page has no title. Citations are put on the last page of the report.
Alphabetical Order of Citations All citations are in alphabetical order by the first word of the citation (excluding articles a, the, an). Most citations are in correct alphabetical order by the first word of the citation (excluding articles a, the, an). Some citations are in correct alphabetical order by the first word of the citation (excluding articles a, the, an). There does not appear to be an attempt to put citations in correct alphabetical order by the first word of the citation (excluding articles a, the, an).
Indentation of Lines and Double Spacing All of the citations begin at the left margin with following line(s) indented one tab. All entries and lines are double spaced. Most of the citations begin at the left margin with following line(s) indented one tab. All entries and lines are double spaced. Citation indentation is reversed, with the first line indented and following lines at the left margin. All entries and lines are double spaced. There is no indenting of any lines of the citations. None of the entries and lines are double spaced.
Completeness of Citations All citations have all the required elements. Most citations have all required elements. Some citations have all the required elements. None of the citations have all the required elements.
Order of Elements of the Citation All of the citations have the required elements in the proper order. Most of the citations have the required elements in the proper order. Some of the citations have the required elements in the proper order. None of the citations have the required elements in the proper order.
Punctuation All of the citations contain the proper punctuation. Most of the citations contain the proper punctuation. Some of the citations contain the proper punctuation. None of the citations contain the proper punctuation.

Total: 24 possible points -- TEST GRADE