UNIT 4: The Odd Couple

COURSE 1: Dorothea Lange, Politics of Seeing

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ile9djav6sznm4e/DorotheaLange_slideshow.mp4?dl=0

Creative writing (150 words minimum)
Dorothea Lange wrote a record of the people she met, the places she went to and the photographs she took in a diary. Select one picture and write the corresponding page in Dorothea Lange’s diary.

In your production, you will have to:

– use the first person (you are Dorothea!)

– give some detail about the context of the photo. (It was part of my work for… I was travelling through… I arrived in… It was early afternoon, I was…)

– say a few words about the people in it. (Did you speak to them? Who are they?…)

– explain why you decided to take the picture. (I felt concerned by… Because of… I made the decision to…)

– reflect on art as a tool for change and mention your hopes. (If only my pictures V-ed/ could… – I wish these people V-ed – I’m sure art can allow/enable to…)

DUE DATE: Monday, March 30rd

COURSE 2: OF MICE AND MEN, webquest.

1/ You will be assigned one of the topics below.
Each topic relates to the novel Of Mice and Men and the time period in which it takes place.
Investigate your topic and collect information from several different websites. You must decide on the most important information to collect.
You are required to collect 7-10 pieces of information/ key facts.

2/ Once you have all of your collected information organized, you and your partner(s) will create a Prezi/Powerpoint on your topic

DUE DATE: Monday, March 23rd

1. Author Biography: John Steinbeck NAYWENN & TASMINE
http://www.teenreads.com/authors/john-steinbeck
http://www.biography.com/people/john-steinbeck-9493358
http://www.notablebiographies.com/Sc-St/Steinbeck-John.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steinbeck
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/life-of-john-steinbeck-a-biography.html

2. Salinas River area of California (setting of novel & home of Steinbeck) HUGO & TRISTAN & HAMZA & TOLGA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salinas_Valley
http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/stnbk/
http://www.mchsmuseum.com/salinasbrief.html
http://www.ci.salinas.ca.us/

3. The Great Depression MELANIE & LEANE & MYLENE
http://www.history.com/topics/great-depression
http://www.english.illinois.edu/Maps/depression/depression.htm
http://americanhistory.about.com/od/greatdepression/tp/greatdepression.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression_in_the_United_States
http://facts.randomhistory.com/2009/04/12_great-depression.html

4. The Dust Bowl ELISE & PAULINE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_Bowl
http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe30s/water_02.html
http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/depression/dustbowl.htm
http://www.altereddimensions.net/earth/dustbowlandblacksunday.aspx

5. Migrant Workers OLY & MORGANE
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afctshtml/tsme.html
http://migration.ucdavis.edu/rmn/more.php?id=788_0_6_0
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fachap03.html
https://apsummer.pbworks.com/w/page/41220152/Migrant%20WorkersFarming%20in%20California%201930s%20-2011

6. Mental Retardation MONA & EMILIE
http://www.education.com/reference/article/mental-retardation-defined/
https://www.webmd.com/parenting/baby/intellectual-disability-mental-retardation#1

https://prezi.com/dsgfhcfylbnk/mental-retardation-in-the-1930s/

https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/19th-and-20th-century-psychiatry-22-rare-photos/11/

7. 1930s Time Period (everyday life, arts, and entertainment) AYLEN & MARGAUX
http://www.fashion-era.com/1930s/index.htm
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1930s.html

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/depwwii/art/