Chapter 8.1: Causes of the Depression
Focus Question: How did the prosperity of the 1920s give way to the Great Depression?
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Terms and People: * Herbert Hoover * speculation * Black Tuesday * business cycle * Great Depression * Hawley-Smoot Tariff
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1) Bellringer
Write up your summary in the Bellringer part of your Section Packet or OneNote binder.
Movie Title: The Great Crash
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2) Lecture and Cornell Notes
Download the lecture PowerPoint and Student Notes below.
PDF Version:
You'll need to open this PDF version if you're working on a ChromeBook, or don't have PowerPoint installed.
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3) Think - Pair - Share
Think: on your own, check your lecture notes and mentally work through the questions.
Pair: talk through the questions with your elbow partner. Share: be prepared to answer the questions in class.
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4) Section Movie
Crash Course Episodes
Watch the movie, then answer the questions in the Section Movie part of your Section Packet or OneNote binder. The questions that you answer are below:
Movie Title: The Great Depression
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Activity 1: The Big Ideas: Study Guide
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Activity 2: The Great Depression Infographic
Download the worksheet below. Refer to the Info PPT or PDF to complete the worksheet.
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Activity 3: Recipe for the Great Crash
Download the PowerPoint below (don't open it in Google Slides). You will need to refer to the PDF to be able to answer the economic data questions on the worksheet.Use Insert > Shape > Line (especially Scribble) for the graphing exercise. Upload to Google Classroom.
Summary
Access the reading below.
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Activity 4: Causes of the Great Depression
Access the questions by downloading the PDF below.
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Exit Ticket
Download the questions below. Answer the question in the Exit Ticket section of your Section Packet or OneNote binder. Please write in sentences.
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Just for Fun:
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Title: What Really Caused the Great Depression???
Download the worksheet below.
Download the worksheet below.
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Extension
These are videos, websites, and activities that I believe are helpful in understanding and thinking critically about the content, or helpful in preparing for exams. Extension activities are voluntary, but recommended.
Stormy Weather - Early 1930s (worksheet)
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