Guiding Questions
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Essential Pre-requisite Skills
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What economic opportunities became available at the end of World War I?
What were the causes for the stock market crash in 1929?
What effects did postwar tensions have on America’s founding ideals?
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Understanding political and economic changes in societies. (Grade 4 – Grade 10)
Analyzing causes and effects of major historical events and issues (Grade 3 – Grade 10)
Analyzing the causes and effects of economic trends. (Grade 6 – Grade 10)
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The Teaching Plan
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Instructional Model & Teacher Directions
The teacher will…
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So students can….
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Hook
Conduct the Preview portion of the History Alive lesson Understanding Postwar Tensions. (US.1A, US.1B, US.5A, US.5B,24A, 24B, 24C, 25A, 25B)
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Guided Practice
Model how to create biography webs on people who had a major influence on American society during this era. (US.1A, US.1B, US.5A, US.5B, 10B, 13A, 15C, 18B, 18C, 23A, 24A, 24B, 24C, 25A, 25B, 25C, 25D, 26A, 26B)
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With a partner have students create a biography web of people listed by the instructor. The web should contain information only related to this time period and also have graphical representations of the person and/or attributes of the person.
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Guide students while creating a cause and effect graphic organizer to demonstrate how the following events affected American society: (US.1A, US.1B, US.5A, US.5B, 10B, 13A, 15C, 18B, 18C, 23A, 24A, 24B, 24C, 25A, 25B, 25C, 25D)
Red Scare
Nativism
Immigration
Prohibition
Scopes Trial
19th Amendment
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With a partner have students create a cause and effect graphic organizer for each of the listed events and/or concepts.
For each event and/or concept, create an informative placard that includes:
Graphical representation of the event/concept
full description of the event/concept
the importance of the event/concept
how the event/concept affected American society during this era.
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ocial Studies – U.S. History Since 1877