1. How does culture reflect society?
Culture in the 1930s
How does culture reflect society?

2. Why are notes important?
What are we going to do with our notes?
Why even take notes?
What grade do I want at the end of the semester?

3. Warm Up Respond to this question/statement in writing:
Is the statement true or false?
Art does NOT reflect society

4. Culture in the 1930s
Despite the Great Depression many people paid to go see a movie (roughly 25 cents; or $3.25 today)
Motion pictures became an important part of life in the 1930s
1930s: 65% of population was attending the movies once a week and 90% owned a radio

5. Movies Now movies had sound and were not silent
New stars—new glamour era of movies
Movies were “escape from the hard realities of the Depression”
Films were often about wealth, romance and good times

6. Movies Movies in the 1930s were both
Comedies
Dramas
Musicals
Many depicted honest, kindhearted people winning out over those with greedy special interests
Some argue that the New Deal represented these same interests

7. Gone With The Wind (1939)

8. Gone With The Wind (1939)
Answer the questions in your graphic organizer

9. Gone with the Wind (1939)
Despite this taking place during the Civil War how does this relate to the Great Depression?
How does this film empower those hurt by the Great Depression?

10. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

11. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Answer the questions in your graphic organizer

12. The Wizard of Oz (1939) What are some of the motives behind this song?
Can you compare what you’ve learned about the great depression with this clip?

13. The Wizard of Oz (1932)

14. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Answer the questions in your graphic organizer

15. Radio—Fireside Chats

16. Radio—Fireside Chats
Answer the questions in your graphic organizer

17. Radio—Fireside Chats Discussion Questions:
What is FDR addressing in this “Fireside Chat”?
What about unemployment does FDR confess?
Is the U.S. the only country suffering?
In your own words, what is a Fireside Chat?
Are these useful?

18. Woody Gutherie “Dust Bowl Refugees”

19. Woody Gutherie “Dust Bowl Refugees”
Answer the questions in your graphic organizer

20. Making Sense of It QUICK WRITE//EXIT SLIP
How does culture reflect society?
Talk about 1930s
Talk about different pieces of culture
Talk about what’s happening in the different pieces of culture
How does culture NOT reflect society?