Guiding Questions
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Essential Pre-requisite Skills
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What were the political, economic, and social causes of the Great Depression?
How would the collapse of 1929 affect Americans?
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Understanding the processes of an economic recession and depression. (Grade 5 – Grade 10)
Analyzing the effects of no economic growth on a nation. (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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Use History Alive, resources from the Internet and the Social Studies website, and the textbook to conduct the following lesson.
Hook
Conduct the History Alive lesson The Causes of the Great Depression. (US.1A, US.1B, US.1C, US.13B, US.13C, US.24B, US.24C, US.25A, US.25B, US.25C, US.25D)
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Guided Practice
Guide discussion on the causes of the Great Depression and model how to create a multiple cause and effect graphic organizer. (US.1A, US.1B, US.1C, US.13B, US.13C, US.24B, US.24C, US.25A, US.25B, US.25C, US.25D)
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Discuss with a partner how the experience from the hook relates to what is currently being discussed in class.
With a partner, create a casual chain to demonstrate the chain of events that would lead to the Great Depression.
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Model how to assess the effects of the Great Depression on the American public by creating a webbing diagram (US.1A, US.1B, US.1C, US.13B, US.13C, US.24B, US.24C, US.25A, US.25B, US.25C, US.25D)
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Create a list of effects that the collapse of 1929 had on America and Americans.
With a partner, create a visual cause and effect graphic organizer.
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Conduct the Mini DBQ lesson: What Caused the Dust Bowl? (US.1A, US.1B, US.1C, US.13B, US.13C, US.24B, US.24C, US.25A, US.25B, US.25C, US.25D, US.26A, US.26B)
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See lesson plan for details.
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Demonstrate how to write summative statements on the causes of the Great Depression. (US.1A, US.1B, US.1C, US.13B, US.13C, US.24B, US.24C, US.25A, US.25B, US.25C, US.25D)
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Write a summative statement for each of the causes of the Great Depression.
After the statements, answer the following question and justify the answer. “Could the Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression been stopped before it had occurred?
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Independent Practice
Conduct the DBQ lesson: What Caused the Great Depression? (US.1A, US.1B, US.1C, US.13B, US.13C, US.24B, US.24C, US.25A, US.25B, US.25C, US.25D, US.26A, US.26B)
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Review the guiding questions from this lesson. (US.1A, US.1B, US.1C, US.13B, US.13C, US.24B, US.24C, US.25A, US.25B, US.25C, US.25D)
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Answer the guiding questions from this lesson in the interactive notebook.
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Extension
Conduct the TCI Digging Deeper lesson: Creating Mini-dramas About the Great Depression. (US.1A, US.1B, US.1C, US.13B, US.13C, US.24B, US.24C, US.25A, US.25B, US.25C, US.25D, US.26A, US.26B)
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See lesson plan for details
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ocial Studies – U.S. History Since 1877