LG#3 The Great Depression

Lesson #1: To gain an understanding of what life was like in Canada in the 1930s (and to complete Activity #1 in your learning guide), watch the video titled "Hard Times: Canada in the 1930s" and complete the accompanying critical thinking questions in your learning guide. The video is embedded below. If the embed does not work, try clicking on the link below the video titled "Canada in the 1930s" - you should be able to download it from the link.

Hard Times: Canada in the 1930s

For Activity #1, question #!, read the infographic article "The Great Depression", posted below.

For Activity #1, question #2, read the letters in the "Personal Archives Packet".. After reading, complete a quick summary of each letter on the "Personal Archives: Primary Source Overview" Google doc. Both are posted below.

To record information directly on this document, open it in your Google Drive account and make a copy.

For Activity #2, examine the images below and complete the questions in your learning guide.

For Activity #3, read the short article titled "Nutrition for Babies and Small Children", posted below.

For Activity #4, read the infographic articles "Canadian Culture During The 1930s" and "Personal Archives: Joe Shuster", posted below.

For Activity #5, read the infographic article "Canadian Identity Through Sport" and watch the Canadian Heritage Minute on the Edmonton Grads. Both are posted below.

Optional/Extra Resources: To gain additional knowledge and understanding of Canada in the 1930s, you may choose to watch two films from National Film Board of Canada, called Sunshine and Eclipse and Twilight of An Era embedded below. Both will help you better understand the decade of the 1930s and will provide you with additional information that you may use when composing your Great Depression project.

The movie Sunshine and Eclipse covers roughly 1927-1934, Twilight of An Era covers roughly 1934-1939.