Bud Not Buddy

Bud, Not Buddy is a 2000 Newbery Awardwinning book written by Christopher Paul Curtis.  In his book, he showed us something about what life was like during the Great Depression. We are going to write a newspaper article in which you talk about a particular topic of the Great Depression

You are a reporter for a major newspaper network. You discover a time capsule from the 1930's and you find artifacts from the Great Depression. Once you get over your shock of your luck at finding this discovery you begin to uncover the documents and get the scoop on the Great Depression. You believe that as a reporter you have an obligation to report what you have found to the public.

With your partner you you will:

-Research a topic from the 1930's- topics are located on the next tab (Process). 

-On schoology, you will write a 3 paragraph story about one of the topics (again, listed on the next page). . Make sure to include your partners name in your schoology post so you BOTH get credit! 

With a partner you will pick ONE topic below

1. Pick one of the following topics:



-History: Bud finds that life is hard during the Great Depression. Describe what the Great Depression was and how it affected people in the United States. Include information about "Hoovervilles", the "towns" that Bud saw during the story. 

-Business News: Bud hears about the possibility of labor strikes during the story. Give some general information about labor strikes in the 1930's as well as specific information about strikes in Flint Michigan.  Include an appropriate photo.

-Entertaninment-Jazz/Swing Music: Bud hears a lot about jazz music when he stays with the Calloways Band. Write an article about jazz music (often called swing) in the 1930's. Choose a famous musican from the 1930's and include some information about his/her music and life. Include a picture of the musician. 

-Railroads: The people in the 1930's used railroads to get from one place to another.  Often, they 'rode the rails', which was an illegal but necessary way to travel due to the lack of money.  Bud also meets a Pullman Porter during his story. 

2. The resources section below has a list of several websites for your topic. Look at the websites and take notes.

3. Using the computer, type a 3 paragraph article in which you report on your findings on your topic. Make sure to submit your article on Schoology! You will need an eyecatching headline (AKA title). Be sure to include a picture; the picture will need a caption underneath it.  

4. Be creative and make sure you remember this article should seem like it was written in the 1930's! 

5. Be prepared to share your information about your topic with your tablemates/ classmates. 

Resources:

History:

    * The Great Depression (video):  http://www.history.com/topics/great-depression  (Choose the first link on this page)

    * The Great Depression (text): http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/dustbowl-great-depression/

    * The Great Depresssion (text): http://history1900s.about.com/od/1930s/p/greatdepression.htm

    * The Stock Market Crash of 1928(video): http://www.history.com/topics/1929-stock-market-crash

    * Hoovervilles (video):http://www.history.com/topics/hoovervilles

Business:

    * The Start of Labor Unions in the U.S. (text): http://economics.about.com/od/laborinamerica/a/early_years.htm

    * Labor Unions in 1930s (text): http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/depwwii/unions/

    * What are Strikes? (text): http://l3d.cs.colorado.edu/systems/agentsheets/New-Vista/flint-strikes/history.html

    * The Flint Sit-Down Strike (audio recordings and text): http://flint.matrix.msu.edu/organization.php  

    * The Flint Sit-Down Strike (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhx9z4ZOIDU

Entertainment:

     * What is Jazz Music? (text): http://www.jazzinamerica.org/lessonplan/5/1/242

     * Jazz in the 1930s (text and audio recordings): http://www.pbs.org/jazz/time/time_depression.htm

     * Jazz in the 1930s (text): http://www.jazzstandards.com/history/history-3.htm

     * Jazz in the 1930s (audio): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag6G2GUndB0   DO NOT LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE HOUR!  JUST LISTEN TO A SAMPLE FROM THE CLIP.

     * Timeline of Jazz in the U.S. (text): http://www.jazzinamerica.org/JazzResources/Timeline 

Railroads in the 1930s

      * Railroads in the 1930s (text): http://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/great-depression-railroads.htm

      * Riding the Rails (text): http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe30s/water_07.html

      * Riding the Rails (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIblZmwvGww

      * Pullman Porter (text): http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/exhibition/exhibition_9_6.html

      * Pullman Porter (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yoYSkoCp5M

Additional:

      *Personal Stories of People That Lived Through the 1930s (text): http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/30s-memories.html