English Support
by Marina Cochran-Keith
English Support
Vocabulary
List #6: Romeo & Juliet #1 (act 1)
List #7 Romeo & Juliet #2 (acts 2 & 3)
Romeo & Juliet and The Bard (Shakespeare)
Everyday Phrases Invented by the Bard - WEBSITE
Shakespearean Phrases - ASSIGNMENT
Of Mice and Men Research Project
Timeline of 1930s
Start here to get ideas....or look below for some interesting ones.
The Dust Bowl
Learn why so many people migrated west and why the places they left were so dusty.
For video and more information from PBS, click HERE.
The Stock Market Crash of 1929
Watch PBS video and read about the event that started the Great Depression.
For a mathematical & economic explanation, click HERE.
Migrant Workers
Read about daily life for this much-discussed group.
Seabiscuit
One of the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorses in history, Seabiscuit was the long shot that captured America's heart during the Depression. He is also buried in Willits!!! Watch PBS video and read about this amazing and beloved horse.
The War of the Worlds
A Gullible Nation?: A Closer Look at a Night of Panic.
The complete broadcast of Orson Welles' famous 1938 radio program accompanied by an exploration of the cultural conditions that led to the ensuing panic.
Woody Guthrie: This Man is Your Myth: This Man is My Myth
Woody Guthrie as a collective idealization, an iconic American figure.
The Real Deal
A study of the presentation and reception of New Deal programs through speeches, print media, political debate and legislation.
For another explanation, click HERE.
The Civilian Conservation Corps
One of the most popular New Deal programs, the CCC put three million young men to work in camps across America during the height of the Great Depression. Includes PBS video.
Slang in the Great Depression
A look at the slanguage of the 1930's, complete with a first-cited dictionary, and the slang of the New Deal, the Soda Jerk, the Hobo, the Teenager, Advertisting, Radio, Jazz Culture, and Drug Culture.
Comic Strips of the 1930s
A look at Krazy Kat, Dick Tracy, Popeye, Little Orphan Annie, Buck Rogers and Superman.
Documenting the 1930s
Documentary work by the Federal Writers Project, Dorothea Lange and Paul Taylor, Malcolm Cowley, Richard Wright, James Agee and Walker Evans, and Lewis Hine.
The Art of the Great Depression, New Deal Photography and Murals: Their Roles in the Construction of Regional and National Identity
Investigates the consequences of government intervention with regard to the standardization and creation of an American culture.
Representing Gringolandia
A history of the artist Diego Rivera's patronage in the United States, his work in Detroit, his influence on his contemporaries, and his relationship with the American public.
The Great Depression
A comparison of the Depression in The United States and in Europe.
The History of Lindy Hop (a type of swing dancing)
(Written by a local!)
Riding the Rails
At the height of the Great Depression, more than a quarter million teenagers were living on the road in America, many criss-crossing the country by illegally hopping freight trains. This film tells the story of ten of these teenage hobos -- from the reasons they left home to what they experienced -- all within the context of depression-era America.
Aimee Semple McPherson
A study of the remarkable career of the most powerful female evangelist of the period.
Hoover Dam
During the Great Depression, Americans built the Hoover Dam, overcoming technical challenges to erect one of the greatest engineering works in history. Learn more and watch video from PBS HERE.
