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Introduction

On September 5^th, 1929 one of the greatest catastrophes took place in American history: The Stock Market crashed. This set our economy into a downward tailspin. People in great masses were taking all of their money out of banks, unemployment rates skyrocketed almost over night, the hourly rate of pay for workers dramatically dropped. Farmers were experiencing crop failure leading to foreclosure or bankruptcy. People lost trust in their government, their banking system, their economic system, and even their next door neighbor. We were a nation lost.

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Task

You have been divided into groups of 5 and will work together to complete the following mini projects concerning and illustrating the Great Depression. You will have to choose a leader and divide up the processes to be completed. You will have from July 12 to July 22^nd to complete the tasks. Be prepared on July 23^rd to present your completed tasks. You will be graded individually and as a group.

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Process

1. Create a timeline that begins September, 1929 and ends December 7, 1941. The timeline should include important events during this time, such as the crash (the starting point), dates of important legislation, bank crashes, Presidential inaugurations, Dust Bowl and end with Pearl Harbor. You should create this timeline on paper, in color, and large enough to display. Use the following links as resources and tool to complete this step.

A Bio. of America: FDR and the Depression - Web

Depression of the 1930's

H102 Lecture 19: The Great Depression and the New Deal

Smoot-Hawley Tariff

New Deal Network

The Dust Bowl

2. Using the link below create a Power Point Presentation consisting of images, slogans, and phrases from the Great Depression. There will be many images to choose from—be selective! Your presentation should be no more than 3 minutes long.

Google Search: Great depression

3. After reading speeches made by Roosevelt at the site below, create a campaign poster that expresses his ideas and solicit votes. Be creative!

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

4. Go to the following links, read and compare the various song lyrics that were popular during the Great Depression. Then as a group write your own song reflecting the ups and downs of the G. Depression. You may take a pre-existing tune to sing you lyrics with. You may either read the lyrics, perform live, or play a recording of your group’s song.

Songs of the Great Depression

Ifni Free MIDI Music Files

Our Favorite Tunes

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Evaluation

You will be graded individually and as a group using the following 2 rubrics:

Individual Rubric

Group Rubric

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Conclusion

After completing these mini projects you should have a broad understanding of the Great Depression and how it shaped our nation as it is today. You should also have a better understanding of how to do web research. I hope you have learned a lot and have enjoyed yourself.

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· This web quest teaches these objectives:

Assess the early years of the Great Depression including the causes of the Depression.

• Disparity of income
• Limited government regulation of business
• Stock market speculation
• Herbert Hoover's administration
• Collapse of farm economy
• Communists in Alabama
• Impact on Alabama's economy

Describe the impact of the Great Depression on American life.
Geographic
Examples: dust bowl, southern Appalachian region, Tennessee Valley Hoover's administration
- Hoover's administration
- FDR's New Deal programs
• Political
• Economic
- FDR's New Deal programs
• Keynesian Economics
• Cultural
Examples: religion, literature, entertainment, technology, homelessness, malnutrition, Eleanor Roosevelt

· This web quest addresses many different learning and would works well even with the special education students. It provides the opportunity for the use many skills such as writing, research, art, and stimulates the students’ creativity.

· This web quests involves the use of power point. If your students do not know how to use this software you will need to teach them or change the web quests.

Subject Area: Social Studies

Grade Level: 11th

Technology:

Demonstrate proficiency in presenting digital information.
Example: web pages, video segments, multimedia presentations, publications

Use appropriate on-line resources for research.
Examples: on-line databases, electronic card catalog, search engines, AVL