Imagine you have just finished traveling around america during the great depression. write a
letter to president roosevelt describing the hardships people endured during the depression.
your letter must have the following.
• an appropriate date, salutation, and closing.
• a brief introduction summarizing the types of people you met
• information on the hardships people faced during the depression and the ways in which
they endured those hardships- use evidence from the videos and your reading! at
least three facts!
• use least four of these words: betrayal change depressed desperation, destitute,
dreadful, encourage, honorable, hope, ideals plague, pride self-respect, shame stress
suffer worth
• a conclusion summarizing your thoughts about how ordinary americans endured the
hardships they faced during this time period.