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Item IFSAP Study Guide and Curriculum Materials(2013-01-30) Durrant, SummerA 32-page study guide that provides an overall history of the Farm Security Administration and its photographic project in Indiana and 30 curriculum resources and 40 curriculum activities.Item What Is In a Sign?(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerThis curriculum activity has students examine signs found in Farm Security Administration photographs.Item Using Films(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerStudents watch the film, Our Daily Bread, and write an essay comparing the film to FSA photos.Item Power of Photos(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerStudents identify current examples of photos that have influence public opinion in some fashion. Then the class engages in a discussion on the use and effectiveness of photographs in the mass media.Item Using Indiana: a Guide to the Hoosier State(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerThis curriculum activity has students take one of the tours described in Indiana: a Guide to the Hoosier State and then discuss how their county has changed.Item Using Newspapers(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerStudents look for newspaper articles that used Farm Security Administration photographs. Or, students read newspaper articles printed during the Great Depression and identify FSA photographs that could be used to illustrate the stories.Item Using Oral Histories(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerThis curriculum activity has students read a life history, such as Stud Terkel's Hard Times: an Oral History of the Great Depression and analyze the experiences of the person.Item Analyzing a Photo Worksheet(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerThis worksheet guides students through the process of analyzing historical photos. Students are asked questions about the people, objects, settings, and activities in photos.Item Making a Documentary(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerStudents work in small groups to create a docudrama of several minutes in length that incorporates Farm Security Administration photographs.Item Conducting a Photo Contest(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerIn this curriculum activity, students conduct a photo contest of pictures that depict everyday life in Indiana. Students develop guidelines and rules for the contest, publicize the event, and establish how the winning photos will be chosen and the means for awarding prizes.