“The Untouchables” Worksheet

1. Describe the attitude Eliot Ness has towards Al Capone.
2. Why does it seem like Al Capone had spies everywhere.
3. How did Al Capone make his money?
4. Why did the police raid the warehouse and what were they trying to find?
5. Describe the technology of the 1920’s (telephones, cars, etc).
6. What finally came of Al Capone?
7. Do you think the scenes depict the 1920’s realistically?
8. Write a one page essay as if you were a teenager living in the city during the 1920's? what would you be wearing and what would you be listening too?

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“Brother Can You Spare a Dime” Lyrics

They used to tell me I was building a dream

And so I followed the mob.

When there was earth to plow or guns to bear,

I was always there, right on the job.

They used to tell me I was building a dream

With peace and glory ahead --

Why should I be standing in line, just waiting for bread?

Once I built a railroad, I made it run,

Made it race against time.

Once I built a railroad, now it's done --

Brother, can you spare a dime?

Once I built a tower, up to the sun,

brick and rivet and lime.

Once I built a tower, now it's done --

Brother, can you spare a dime?

Once in khaki suits, gee, we looked swell

Full of that Yankee Doodle-de-dum.

Half a million boots went slogging through hell,

And I was the kid with the drum.

Say, don't you remember they called me Al,

It was Al all the time.

Why don't you remember, I'm your pal --

Say, buddy, can you spare a dime?

Once in khaki suits, ah, gee, we looked swell

Full of that Yankee Doodle-de-dum.

Half a million boots went slogging through hell,

And I was the kid with the drum.

Say, don't you remember they called me Al,

It was Al all the time.

Why don't you remember, I'm your pal --

Buddy, can you spare a dime?

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Dust Bowl Worksheet

What was the landscape like before the Dust Bowl occurred?

Why did people move out to the Mid-West?

Why was the demand for wheat high?

What did the farmers do to the land to produce more wheat?

Describe three changes in the landscape of the Mid-West.

Why did most farmers end up doing?

What would you have done if you where a farmer in Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl?

You are a farmer caught in the middle of the Dust Bowl.  Write a one page journal entry or editorial stating who is to blame for your current condition.  Is it nature for not bringing the rain; the government for forcing you to overproduce and move out west; or yourself for not taking care of your land?

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Excerpt for John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath pages 4-7

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