The Great Depression Recipe Video Project:

The Great Depression caused an economic collapse; however, most people did not starve during the Great Depression! Certainly there were times when people went hungry, but it was not for a lack of food available. For there was never an interruption of the food supply, even with the dust bowl. Perhaps a family chose to have a new pair of socks or shoes for their child in lieu of eating a big meal. Perhaps having a second portion was not necessary. Perhaps they were too proud to ask for help. Or perhaps they were a bit creative about their meal choices (eating only turnips instead of asking for help

Using the recipes from the Great Depression students will conduct a cooking show which allows students to pair up, select a recipe to cook, and video yourself preparing the meal

You must do the following:

1.Pick a recipe- What recipe do you want to share with the class? Pick one!

2.Prepare your ingredients and tools-Before you shoot, make sure you’ve got all the necessary ingredients measured out and tools prepared.

3.Prepare your equipment
Just as you’ve gathered all the ingredients to make your recipe, you’ll need to gather the necessary equipment to shoot your video.

4.Introduce yourself and group members

5.Read out all the ingredients to the recipe before you start cooking

6.Let’s cook!

7.Shoot everything- Make sure to catch all the slicing, dicing, boiling, and simmering! Cooking moves fast, and once a moment has passed it’s hard to go back, so make sure you capture everything.

8.Once you are done cooking make sure to show the final product

9.Once you have finished making your video upload it to you tube or any other media to show the class. You must present your video or media to the class

A few reminders:

  • You do not have to eat the product or bring it to class. You are simply engaging in the types of recipes that people used during the Great Depression and having some fun making one.
  • You are not required to be in a group but they are encouraged
  • If you have problems with this assignment let me know if advance so we can work around it
  • This is a major project grade so you cannot afford to not do it. Again see me early in case problems arise
  • Ultimately HAVE FUN with the project. You may use any type of creativity you want. If you are unsure about something feel free to run it by me first.