On the Hoover Dam! Photo taken in 2014.
Dear class,
Unbelievably, we now only have seven classes (including today) left before Spring Break, and a lot to get to in that time! We continued learning about the Great Depression and the governments response to it. Here's what happened in class today:
Unbelievably, we now only have seven classes (including today) left before Spring Break, and a lot to get to in that time! We continued learning about the Great Depression and the governments response to it. Here's what happened in class today:
Learning Targets Addressed:
Knowledg ALT 8: I can identify how technological knowledge and innovation shapes a society, place, or region.
Critical Thinking ALT 5: I can justify and support arguments or interpretation with appropriate evidence.
AGENDA 3/3/20:
News Brief - Sheinella
Debrief Pictures
Hoover and the Depression
The New Deal
Unit Project
News Brief: Sheinella had the news brief today and selected an article about this story to talk about: FOX8.com - City forced to clean up 16,000 tires in man’s backyard after he failed to get rid of them. After discussing the story, we also checked in to see if anyone was up to anything interesting or fun outside of class.
Ethan was assigned to do the next news brief.
As part of the news brief, we also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):
Ethan was assigned to do the next news brief.
As part of the news brief, we also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):
Debrief Pictures: At the end of last class, I had students get up and look around the room to do some primary source analysis of photos from the Great Depression. Here are the photos that I posted around the room:
And here is the assignment that students filled out in class by selecting a few photos to analyze:
Today in class, we went through the images together and analyzed what we saw in them. Again, please hold on to this, as you will be using it at the end of the unit!
Hoover and the Depression: Next, we learned about the initial response of the United States government to the Great Depression, from President Herbert Hoover. Here's the presentation we went through in class as students took notes:
Hoover was not re-elected in 1932, largely because of the Great Depression.
The New Deal: In Hoover's place, Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) was elected President in 1932 (and would go on to be elected 4 times - the most ever by a U.S. president). A major part of FDR's response was the creation of "a new deal for the American people." This meant the creation of a LOT of government agencies and programs to help provide opportunities for people during the Great Depression. The programs we learned about today in class (via small group work and then presentations) were:
Students worked with groups on each of the programs, then we went through them all as a class. This is where we ended with new content today.
Unit Project: Finally, to end class, I introduced the final project for the combined Roaring 20s/Great Depression Unit, which is viewable here (it is also assigned on Google Classroom):
This project involves a lot of student choice over the physical product, as well as a write up between 850-1000 words.
Because I will be out of class the rest of the week, due to traveling to France for a memorial for my wife's grandfather, I wanted to be sure to introduce this assignment today. Please be sure to email me if you have any questions and I will try to get back to you ASAP!
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please enter your comment. I will review the comments before posting them to the blog, so do not worry if yours does not pop up right away. Remember, do your best with spelling and grammar! :-)