Something a little different this week...in the interest of time (I'm trying to get these done and posted before leaving for a week back downstates), you're going to do your SOAPSTones and reading responses in an email to Mr. Tolliver. The reading responses are listed right along with the documents. If you guys prefer this method, please let me know...it's actually way easier for me than making new forms on Google Docs for each document. Thanks, and have a good week! - Mr. P, 4/13
Document 1: A letter from a US Army soldier in France to his sister at home.
Response Question: Knowing what you do about the brutality of trench warfare in World War I, what do you think accounts for this particular soldier's high morale and upbeat tone in his letter home?
Document 2: Article from the New York Times, 2/17/1922: "Mothers Complain that Modern Girls "Vamp" Their Sons at Petting Parties"
Response Question: Coming out of the "Victorian American" era, the "Flapper" movement challenged many of the mores associated with womanhood in early the early 20th century U.S. Can you draw any parallels to current trends or movements? Or were the mothers of these young men right to feel that they were being victimized by the horrors of "cheek dancing?"
Document 3: 1929 newsreel from the stock market crash, with interview of B. C. Forbes.
Response Question: Knowing what you do about the stock market and in particular the Crash of 1929, what do you think Mr. Forbes' motive was in taking such an optimistic tone and urging people to buy stock, if able?
Document 4: Text of FDR's "Fireside Chat" radio address from 5/7/1933, outlining his plan for the "New Deal."
Reading Response: Do you think Roosevelt's use of the example of the Cotton Industry makes an effective case for government intervention and regulation of industry? How would a capitalist such as Andrew Carnegie have argued against FDR's point?
