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110 Chapter 22 The Great Depression and the New Deal in Georgia
Section 1 Response to the Great Depression Writing Skills
Letter to the White House
Directions: During the Great Depression, many children wrote letters directly to President Franklin Roosevelt and First
Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to appeal for help. Imagine you are a young child living in poverty here in Georgia. What would
you need help with? Are you hungry? Do your parents need a job? Write a letter to President Roosevelt or Mrs. Roosevelt
explaining your situation and asking for the help you think your family needs the most.
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Dierentiation Idea: Have students use search engines to locate letters to FDR during the Great Depression.
ey can share the letters with the class and/or use these letters as models or ideas for writing their own letters.