Act 1
Prepare an outline for a script for a radio program outlining the grievances of the Bonus Army Veterans. Your script should include dialogue by and/or between news reporters, bonus army veterans, police officers, bystanders & politicians (congress or maybe even the president himself.
Questions for consideration:
What should the government’s role be during times of recession?
What should the government’s responsibility to its veterans?
How has the government responded thus far?
Is Hoover doing anything to help American families?
Should he/Could he be doing more?
Act 2
Considering the rising unemployment and impact of the depression on families during Hoover’s years in office, write a continuation of your script that picks up in the weeks and months after the bonus army veteran from Act 1 returns home from the demonstration without his bonus. This Act is to take place before FDR is elected into office.
Questions for consideration:
How does this family cope with their growing economic problems?
What is the number of people in the household?
What is each person’s role and responsibility?
How do they live?
Where do they live?
Act 3
Considering the election of FDR and the impact of the New Deal Programs, write a continuation of your script (with the Bonus Army veteran as the central character) that picks up in the weeks and months after FDR’s plan is announced and in effect.
Questions for consideration:
What was FDR’s strategy for bringing about economic stability?
What were FDR’s overarching goals?
How did FDR connect with the public?
What were the New Deal Programs?
What were the criticisms of the New Deal?
What were some of the arguments for the New Deal?
What were some of the arguments against the New Deal?
Prepare an outline for a script for a radio program outlining the grievances of the Bonus Army Veterans. Your script should include dialogue by and/or between news reporters, bonus army veterans, police officers, bystanders & politicians (congress or maybe even the president himself.
Questions for consideration:
What should the government’s role be during times of recession?
What should the government’s responsibility to its veterans?
How has the government responded thus far?
Is Hoover doing anything to help American families?
Should he/Could he be doing more?
Act 2
Considering the rising unemployment and impact of the depression on families during Hoover’s years in office, write a continuation of your script that picks up in the weeks and months after the bonus army veteran from Act 1 returns home from the demonstration without his bonus. This Act is to take place before FDR is elected into office.
Questions for consideration:
How does this family cope with their growing economic problems?
What is the number of people in the household?
What is each person’s role and responsibility?
How do they live?
Where do they live?
Act 3
Considering the election of FDR and the impact of the New Deal Programs, write a continuation of your script (with the Bonus Army veteran as the central character) that picks up in the weeks and months after FDR’s plan is announced and in effect.
Questions for consideration:
What was FDR’s strategy for bringing about economic stability?
What were FDR’s overarching goals?
How did FDR connect with the public?
What were the New Deal Programs?
What were the criticisms of the New Deal?
What were some of the arguments for the New Deal?
What were some of the arguments against the New Deal?
