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Item IFSAP Study Guide and Curriculum Materials(2013-01-30) Durrant, SummerA 32-page study guide that provides an overall history of the Farm Security Administration and its photographic project in Indiana and 30 curriculum resources and 40 curriculum activities.Item Making a Documentary(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerStudents work in small groups to create a docudrama of several minutes in length that incorporates Farm Security Administration photographs.Item Photos as Art(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerThis curriculum activity has students look at FSA photos and explain why they are such powerful images. Students then contemplate what makes a great photograph and why some images are more artistic than others.Item Listening to President Roosevelt(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerThis curriculum activity has students listen to speeches made by President Franklin Roosevelt about the Great Depression and its impact on the nation. Students then discuss the content of the speech as well as Roosevelt's delivery and style.Item Putting a Photo into Words(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerIn this curriculum activity, students select one or more FSA photos that convey an idea or message and write an essay about it.Item Creative Writing(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerStudents try their hand at creative writing by writing a poem, short story, play, film script, or essay about living in Indiana during the Great Depression. Students can examine FSA photographs to better understand what economic and social conditions were like in the 1930s.Item Analyzing a Primary Document Worksheet(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerThis worksheet guides students through the process of analyzing and evaluating primary documents. Students answer questions about the quality of the information and the motivations and point of view of the author/creator.Item Documentary Photography Today(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerIn this curriculum activity, students examine and analyze the organization, Facing Change: Documenting America, a nonprofit collective that finances photographic projects on economic and social issues in America.Item What Is In a Sign?(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerThis curriculum activity has students examine signs found in Farm Security Administration photographs.Item Conducting a Photo Contest(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerIn this curriculum activity, students conduct a photo contest of pictures that depict everyday life in Indiana. Students develop guidelines and rules for the contest, publicize the event, and establish how the winning photos will be chosen and the means for awarding prizes.