INVESTIGATIVE ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

USE THESE ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS TO DRIVE YOUR PERSPECTIVE ROLE PLAYING AND INVESTIGATION OF LIFE AS YOUR CHARACTER FROM THE GREAT DEPRESSION. BE PREPARED TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR ANSWERS/ARGUMENTS FOR EACH.

INTERdependence:

• What is interdependence?
• How does interdependence "work"? (What makes someone/something interdependent?)
• What are the benefits and risks of interdependence?

INdependence:

• What is independence? What makes someone/something independent?
• How is independence gained and lost?
• What are the benefits and risks of independence?

Perspective:

• Why doesn't everyone agree?
• What shapes/influences perspective? (Why are there different perspectives?)
• When/why does perspective change?
• Why consider/think about different perspectives?
• Which/whose perspective is "right"--and how do I decide?/Is there a "right" perspective--and how do I decide?

Identity:

• How do people "see" themselves?
• What shapes identity?
• Is identity constant? (Does it change?)

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