Post date: Oct 24, 2011 4:56:49 PM
Another awesome American Experience Documentary:
Riding the Rails: American Experience
Did you know that over 4 million people "hit the road" during the Great Depression? Riding the Rails is another excellent episode of PBS's American Experience that documents this phenomena by telling the story of several young people who "rode the rails" during the Depression. If you watch this, you'll get an interesting perspective of one aspect of the Depression and a picture of the devastated economic landscape these people traveled through. Special Project Credit: Download the movie worksheet attached here and fill out as you watch the film, then submit filled out worksheet to the Unit 2 Special Project Assignment to receive points.You can watch this movie by clicking on the following link: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/rails/player/
I hope you enjoy this film as much as I did.
Trehal