Great Depression Journal Entry
Directions: Imagine you are living during the Great Depression and/or Dust Bowl. You
will create a journal or diary entry as that person describing a typical day in your life.
You can use the pictures we looked at in class today to give you inspiration (they are
posted on Blackboard) OR you can take on the personality of one of the people in the
picture. Make sure your entry:
-Describes the hardships you face
-Is very descriptive and uses as many facts and details as you know about the
Great Depression/Dust Bowl
-Is at least ¾ of a page to one page long
Make your entry interesting and story-like to keep your reader enticed. Good luck!
Great Depression Journal Entry
Directions: Imagine you are living during the Great Depression and/or Dust Bowl. You
will create a journal or diary entry as that person describing a typical day in your life.
You can use the pictures we looked at in class today to give you inspiration (they are
posted on Blackboard) OR you can take on the personality of one of the people in the
picture. Make sure your entry:
-Describes the hardships you face
-Is very descriptive and uses as many facts and details as you know about the
Great Depression/Dust Bowl
-Is at least ¾ of a page to one page long
Make your entry interesting and story-like to keep your reader enticed. Good luck!