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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 Using Letters(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerStudents read letters written during the Great Depression and write an essay about the themes and issues expressed in the letters. Or, students can select an FSA photograph and write a letter to President Roosevelt about what they need.Item Using Music(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerIn this curriculum activity, students listen to popular songs written during the Great Depression and find FSA photos that match prominent themes.Item Putting a Photo into Words(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerIn this curriculum activity, students select one or more FSA photos that convey an idea or message and write an essay about it.Item Writing a Shooting Script(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerThis curriculum activity has students write their own detailed shooting scripts based on the ones written by Roy Stryker for FSA photographers.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 Farm Security Administration Photographs in Indiana: a Study Guide(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerThis study guide is meant to provide an overall history of the Farm Security Administration and its photographic project in Indiana. It provides a basis for studying the history of the photos taken in Indiana by the FSA photographers.Item Comparing to Family Photos(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerThis curriculum activity has student compare FSA photographs with a family album or collection of photos taken during the Great Depression.Item Indiana Then and Now(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerStudents identify FSA photographs taken in their county to see how things have changed or stayed the same.Item Writing a Speech(2012-11-27) Durrant, SummerStudents write a five minute speech that supports or opposes the work, or a specific program, of the Farm Security Administration.