DISCUSSION 1
Read Chapters 7, 8 and 9 of the textbook. Find a primary source from the 1920s that is related to the group that you chose for your Final Project and that you can use in your Final Project. You may use one of the primary sources listed this week, or you may find your own. Complete the "Analyzing Primary Sources" activity in Chapter 8, section 8.1 of your textbook to help you think about and understand your primary source.
*Note: Remember that a primary source is an artifact or document created at the time of an event or by someone who personally witnessed the event. Please review the handouts, Types of Sources and Primary Sources. (ATTACHED)
Reflect: Think about the changes and conflicts which defined the 1920s through the early 1940s. Consider the social changes that occurred in the 1920s, and how those changes affected the group that you chose for your Final Project. Consider the changes that the United States went through from the Great Depression through World War II. Reflect on the causes of the Great Depression and the New Deal programs of the Roosevelt Administration. Identify the event represented in your primary source. Think about what your source tells you about the event, and what it does not tell you. Think about how that event relates to your group, and to the larger transformations going on.
Write: Based on information from your textbook and your analysis of the primary source you chose, answer the following:
• What primary source did you choose and what event does it focus on?
• Why was this event important, and how does it fit into the conflicts and changes of the 1920s?
• What does your primary source tell you about the event? And what does it not tell you?
• How does the event you chose relate to your Final Project topic?
• The 1920s were a time of much prosperity for some groups in American Society until the Depression. How was your chosen group impacted by the Great Depression?
• Provide an APA citation for your primary source. Here are some examples of APA citations.
Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length.
DISCUSSION 2
Reflect on what you found interesting, surprising, or confusing in this past week. Did anything that you learned cause you to understand an issue and event differently? Have you discovered any habits or tips that help you to complete your course work more effectively or efficiently?
This discussion forum is an opportunity for you to explore topics that interest you, share critical insights and questions that you are working with, share your struggles and triumphs, and discuss difficulties that may have arisen this week, hopefully finding solutions. Your initial post should describe your experiences in the course this past week, prompting further discussion. You should address at least two of the following questions:
• What struck you in particular as you explored the course materials this week?
• What insights have you had?
• What have you been struggling with?
• What questions have come up for you at this point?
• Do you have any helpful tips that you've picked up in this course or in a past course?
• Do you have questions about the assignment that your classmates might be able to help with? (If you have a question for the instructor, be sure to contact your instructor through email or in the Ask Your Instructor Forum).
You are required to post at least 100 total words in this forum this week
ASSIGNMENT
In order to fulfill all parts of this assignment, you must complete and submit the Assignment Worksheet. This assignment is meant to help you get your Final Project started by
• Focusing on your topic.
• Determining the direction of your project by writing a thesis statement.
• Choosing the events that you will discuss in your Final Project.
• Locating the sources that you need for your Final Project.
To complete the worksheet, address the following points:
• Pick a topic.
• Choose four specific events related to your topic.
• Locate two primary sources and two secondary sources .
• Cite your sources in APA and provide annotations for your sources.
• Write a thesis.
Chapter 7: "Tradition and Modernity in the 1920".
Chapter 8: "The New Deal"
Chapter 9: "The Second World War"