Snapshots: The Decades
Western Reserve Public Media
 

Worksheets

Download PDF files of the student worksheets.

Introduction

Scenario — You’d Like to Live ... When?

‘20s Template

‘30s Template

‘40s Template

‘50s Template

‘60s Template

Timeline

Presentation Checklist

Heroic Women of the Decades

 

The 1920s

Roaring ‘20s Expert Groups Worksheet

 

The 1930s

Great Depression Sample Questions

Sample Oral History: From Copley High School, Mr. Zimmerer’s Class

The Dust Bowl Newspaper

The New Deal: Graphic Organizer Evaluation

New Deal Worksheet

Civilian Conservation Corps Illustration

Graphic Organizer Explanation by Erin Dillon, Copley High School

 

The 1940s

Essay

Milt’s Letter: Minorities

Amie Rae’s Letter: Japanese Internment

Elizabeth’s Letter: Women in the Workforce

 

The 1950s

Immigration Patterns

Average Yearly Total of Immigration by Country

Percent of Immigration by Occupation

Graph Paper

Immigration Patterns — Sample Graph for Teacher Use

Post-World War II Prosperity Worksheet

Expert Groups Worksheet

McCarthyism

 

The 1960s

Discriminating Time Line: Focus Groups Worksheet

Key Civil Rights Leaders Worksheet

Key Civil Rights Organizations Worksheet

Opposing Views Worksheet

 

 
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