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Primary Source Activities
Your Victory Garden Counts More than Ever
Author: Leslee Gantner
Grade(s): 9,10,11,12
Description
Allow students, in groups or individually, to examine the primary source linked under Resources to the right, while answering the questions below in order. The questions are designed to guide students into a deeper analysis of the source and sharpen associated cognitive skills.Level I: Description
1. What do you see in this poster?
2. Literally, what do the words tell you?
3. What medium do you think the artist used? Level II: Interpretation
1. What do the words mean?
2. Why would a vegetable garden be called a Victory Garden?
3. Who is the target audience?
4. From the style of the art work, can you guess when the poster was produced? Level III: Analysis
1. Why were people being asked to plant gardens during WWII?
2. How did the extra food help the war effort?
3. How do you think Americans felt about being asked to grown their own vegetables?
4. Do you thing the poster produced the desired effect? Why?
Standards
- History 9-10, Benchmark F: Identify major historical patterns in the domestic affairs of the United States during the 20th century and explain their significance.
- Indicator: Grade 10, GLI 11. Analyze the impact of U.S. participation in World War II with emphasis on: a. Events on the home front to support the war effort, including industrial mobilization, women and minorities in the workforce.
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