Primary Source Activities: Greene County Socialist Party Leaflet
Author: Cindy Grover
Grade(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Description
Allow students, in groups or individually, to examine the primary source linked under Resources to the right, while answering the questions below in order. The questions are designed to guide students into a deeper analysis of the source and sharpen associated cognitive skills.
Level I: Description
1. Who wrote this leaflet?
2. What is found at the end of this leaflet?
3. How many political changes does the author list as goals on the last page?
Level II: Interpretation
1. What details indicate when and where this leaflet was written?
2. What groups are presented as "victims"?
3. What kinds of people do you think were the intended audiences of this leaflet?
Level III: Analysis
1. What aspects of our society do you think the author most opposed?
2. Do you think this leaflet was effective in convincing people to agree with the author's viewpoint? Why or why not?
3. How might a successful business manager respond to this leaflet?
Standards
- History 9-10, Benchmark F: Identify major historical patterns in the domestic affairs of the United States during the 20th century and explain their significance.
- Indicator: Grade 10, GLI 9. Analyze the major political, economic and social developments of the 1920s including: a. The Red Scare.
- Indicator: Grade 10, GLI 10. Analyze the causes and consequences of major political, economic and social developments of the 1930s with emphasis on: a. The Great Depression.
