Discuss the impact that a historical or cultural event (CHOOSE: Great Depression -or- Dust Bowl -or- Migration to the West) had on marginalized people (CHOOSE: women -or- African American -or- working class -or- disabled people ).
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Research Topics -
Westward Migration And Native Americans
Discuss the impact that a historical or cultural event (CHOOSE: Great Depression -or- Dust Bowl -or- Migration to the West) had on marginalized people (CHOOSE: women -or- African American -or- working class -or- disabled people (or a population not mentioned above–needs teacher approval)).
Historical Event : 1929-1939
Cultural Effect on Marginalized People
MP2 - Common Task #1 - Assignment Overview
Central Task: An informational essay explaining the impact that a historical or cultural event had on marginalized people.
After reading an extended text that centers a significant US historical or social event, write a research paper exploring the impact of the event on a marginalized people or person living during that time period (e.g people of color, immigrants, LGBTQIA+).
This task offers students the opportunity to engage in the research process and craft an informative paper supported by evidence. Students’ research is rooted in the reading of an anchor text that centers the experiences of one group of people and is driven by the question, “Whose experience is left out?”
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