The Great Depression (1929-1932)
Intro: Overview, Attendance, Agenda, Introduce Essential Question, Objectives, Standards
Enduring Understanding: Changes in a nationʻs economy directly affects its citizens both positively and negatively.
Essential Question: What causes changes in the economy over time? How do depressions affect societies?
Objectives:
—how speculation caused the stock market to fail
—how the events of the stock market crash affected the entire nation-not only Wall Street
—the effects of the Great Depression on the American people
—how art and entertainment affected Americansʻ lives during the Depression
—the effects of the Dust Bowl and Okie migration
—what President Hoover did to promote recovery
—how citizens reacted to Hooverʻs recovery efforts.
Standards:
…People, Places and Environments (#1, 3, 6, 8)
…Individuals, Groups and Institutions (#8)
…Power, Authority, & Governance (#4)
…Production, Distribution, and Consumption (#1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Hooverʻs Response to The Great Depression
—Reading pp. 434-437
—Discussion
—Complete vocab and assessment via Google Classroom.
The Great Depression Reflection Assignment
—View video posted in classroom
—Complete Reflection Assignment
Homework: Finish Reflection Assignment-due Thursday 04/12/18; Newsela Write & Quiz due 11:59 pm on Friday!