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Hoover Tourist

Hoover Tourist. Hoover Tourist. T eenagers 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

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Hoover Tourist

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  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)

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