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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 Farm Security Administration Photographs in Indiana: a Study Guide(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerThis study guide is meant to provide an overall history of the Farm Security Administration and its photographic project in Indiana. It provides a basis for studying the history of the photos taken in Indiana by the FSA photographers.Item Using Posters(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerIn this curriculum activity, students examine posters created by the Works Progress Administration and compare and contrast them with FSA photographs.Item What Is In a Sign?(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerThis curriculum activity has students examine signs found in Farm Security Administration photographs.Item Using Portrait Photos(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerIn this curriculum activity, students analyze photographs of individuals and write an essay about the different ways individuals are portrayed.Item Analyzing a Photo Worksheet(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerThis worksheet guides students through the process of analyzing historical photos. Students are asked questions about the people, objects, settings, and activities in photos.Item Comparing to Family Photos(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerThis curriculum activity has student compare FSA photographs with a family album or collection of photos taken during the Great Depression.Item Writing a Newspaper Article(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerStudents select one or more FSA photographs and write a newspaper article to go along with it.