Week 17, December 7-11, 2020, United States History: Module 9 The Great Depression and Module 10 The New Deal

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, and Pledge of Allegiance

Standards: 11.6, 11.6.3

Objectives: SWBAT

• Discuss the human toll of the Depression, natural disasters, and unwise agricultural practices.
• Determine the effects of the Depression on internal migration and political movements of the left and right.

Session 1 

Warm Up 15 minutes: Education and Popular Culture p. 139-141
Radio Project 40 minutes: Students will have time to work on and complete their radio projects. 
Vocabulary 15 minutes:

1. shantytowns
2. Hoovervilles
3. hobos
4. Dust Bowl
5. Walt Disney
6. Soap Operas
7. Grant Wood
8. John Steinbeck
9. William Faulkner

Session 2 

Lecture 15  minutes: Ch. 9.2 Life During the Depression.

Video 20 minutes: The Great Depression

1. According to Crash course what were the causes of the Great Depression?
2. List five things Crash Course talks about we have talked about in class.
3. What is the problem with deflation?
4. What was the Hawley-Smoot Tariff?
5. Did Hoover do enough? Why or why not?
6. What did Hoover do to try and combat the Great Depression?
7. How many people were out of work during the Great Depression?

Vocabulary 35 minutes:

1. shantytowns
2. Hoovervilles
3. hobos
4. Dust Bowl
5. Walt Disney
6. Soap Operas
7. Grant Wood
8. John Steinbeck
9. William Faulkner
10. Herbert Hoover
11. Boulder Dam
12. Federal Home Loan Bank Act
13. Reconstruction Finance Corporation
14. Bonus Army
15. New Deal
16. Gold Standard
17. Bank Holiday
18. Hundred Days
19. Fireside Chats
20. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)
21. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
22. Agricultural Adjustment Administration
23. Civilian Conservation Corp

Session 3 

Guided Reading Book 20 minutes: A New Deal Fights the Depression p. 156-159

Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives