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Real World: Transportation,Work, and Home
Directions: Read the following questions and do the required activities on a separate
sheet of paper. These activities are to be done after viewing "Annie" the movie.

1. When we watched the movie "Annie", we could see many ways that people of the
    1930's  traveled.  Try to recall as many modes (kinds) of transportation that you
    could plainly see.  Write down 2 ways that they are different from the
    transportation of today.

        a) What do you think was the most unusual kind of transportation in "Annie"?

        b) Draw a picture of a kind of transportation that you saw in "Annie".

2. When Annie hid in the laundry basket, Mr. Bundles accidentally dumped her out
    with all the dirty laundry.  Was Mr. Bundles performing a service or delivering
    goods when he came to pick up Miss Hannigan's laundry? Explain your answer.

3. What type of transportation did Mr. Bundles use for his laundry business?

4. What kinds of goods did Annie and the orphans clearly need? Name at least 10
    items.

5. On a separate sheet of paper divide in 2, write the headings, at the top:
                     NEEDS       and        WANTS    in each section.

    List at least 5 needs, and 5 wants for each section. At the bottom of the page,
    Draw one need, and one want for each section.

6. Describe Mr. Warbuck's mansion. Write at least 5 sentences to describe it.

7. Describe Miss Hannigan's Orphanage.  Write at least 5 sentences to describe it.

8. Name 2 ways the Orphanage is different from Mr. Warbuck's mansion, and 2 ways
    the Orphanage is like Mr. Warbuck's mansion.

9. List 5 different kinds of "shelter" that you could plainly see in the movie "Annie".

10. What kinds of goods were being sold on the streets in Annie's neighborhood?

Extra Credit: If you had to sell apples on a streetcorner for a living, how would
                       you describe your apples in a way that would really make people
                       want to buy them?