Tasks:
- Introduce inquiry: How did the role and function of the federal government change in response to the economic needs of the citizens?
- The Great Depression is unlike any economic calamity the country has ever faced. As a result, the role and function of the federal government will begin to change. The inquiry asks you to determine how the government's role and function changes.
- Focus of class today will be Hoover's response: How did Hoover's administration respond to the problems of the Great Depression?
- Source analysis - Today we will work on sourcing documents that moves beyond a simple "SOAPStone." The College Board expects you to analyze at least 4 documents on the DBQ.
- Discuss the characteristics of the source analysis using my example for Document 1 in the Hoover text set.
- Work together in small group to complete a source analysis on Hoover primary sources (#2-4).
- Choose ONE component of analysis (POV-CAP), and write your document analysis response on a separate sheet of paper.
