Hillcrest High School Library

Johanna Spoljaric, Librarian

Ms. Ruggiero, Teacher

Down These Mean Streets

by Piri Thomas

Piri Thomas' Words Interview With Piri Thomas American Cultural History ReTRo HouSeWiFe

Piri Thomas was born in the 1930’s during the Great Depression and he was sent to jail in the 1940’s when he was nineteen years old. Aim: How can we find information to learn about these two important decades in our nation’s history?

Topics: (1930’s) Bonnie & Clyde - J.Edgar Hoover - The Dust Bowl - Mary McLeod Bethume –Jesse Owens – Wall Street Crash –Al Capone – Scottsboro Trial

(1940’s): Richard Wright - Japanese Internment Camps – Pearl Harbor-

Your group will be given a topic or event that occurred during the 1930’s or 1940’s, the most pivotal time of Piri Thomas’ life. Working in groups, prepare a one page report about your topic or event. Tell the class what you found most interesting about your topic or event. Choose a presenter to read the report to the class. You may include pictures. The paper will be handed in to Ms. Ruggiero for extra credit.

Database Website to use:

http://hillcrestlibrary.org/databases.htm

Click on Student Resource Center Gold

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