- Collection:
- Alabama History Education Materials
- Title:
- The New Deal - WPA Poster Analysis
- Date of Original:
- 1990/2022
- Subject:
- New Deal, 1933-1939
- Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- lesson plans
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Place students in groups of 3 or 4. Pass out the Primary Source Analysis Tool. Assign each group a WPA poster from the 1930s. Students will complete the Poster Analysis worksheet using questions to guide them. Students will then design a poster that addresses a similar issue today, employing similar graphic elements from the original WPA poster. Students will discuss and present the analysis of their assigned poster to classmates, and present their new posters.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/lessons/id/146
- IIIF manifest:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/iiif/2/lessons:146/manifest.json
- Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Rights:
-
The New Deal - WPA Poster Analysis
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