Great historical events often have a deep impact upon the people who live through them. Depending on the person and the situation, those impacts can be very different -- or not. The Great Depression of the 1930s, in the United States, was one of those events. Lasting nearly ten years, the Great Depression closed thousands of banks, put millions of people out of work, and seared itself into the memory of those who lived through it.

The President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, responded by creating new government programs to help Americans, known as the New Deal.

You should have read three texts about the Great Depression: a memoir called Digging In by Robert Hastings, a poem, "Debts" by Karen Hess, and a short text about the programs of the New Deal of President Roosevelt. As you read and re-read these texts, think about what the texts show you about how the Great Depression seems to have affected the individual people who lived through it.

Finally, using information from these texts you will write an essay, explaining your thinking.

For the essay, your prompt is:

According to these texts, what impact did the Great Depression have on people who lived through it? Be sure to use evidence from the texts to support and develop your thinking.

Remember, a good informative essay:

* has a clear introduction.

* states a focus/topic clearly, precisely, and thoughtfully.

* uses specific evidence from the text(s) to support and develop the central idea

WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST