1. Hoover Tourist

2. Hoover Tourist
Teenagers who abandoned their families and toured the nation to escape poverty.
Often, they were the sons of poor farmers, out-of-work miners, and wealthy parents.
Many were killed as a result of criminal activity, accidents, and malnutrition
Experienced Hoboes Hoisting a Teenager into a Train, ca. 1933 

3. Identify and analyze how the Great Depression influenced the lives of a variety of American groups
Research and create an artifact that includes documentation/analysis of Depression experiences from the role of a Hoover Tourist.
Your assessment will be 30 points (daily rubric times 2).

4. Assessment options Documentary Windows Movie Maker
Use power point to create a “blog”
Create a scrapbook
Create a Wiki
Podcast
Another idea, let me know

5. Groups to Research African Americans Women
Children and other “Hoover tourists”
War Veterans
Mexican and Mexican Americans
Rural farmers
Unemployed urban men

6. Talking Points
Create a Works Cited page. Use LRC databases for research. Avoid Wikipedia and stick to cites ending in edu, gov, and some org’s (although they can be suspect as well).
I would like at least 10 detailed entries in your assessment with analysis and experiences. Dates are not to be that specific. Use every group as an entry and then add a few more of your choice.
Be creative and think outside the box (sorry for the cliché)