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Life during the Great Depression

This educational plan delves into the Great Depression, focusing on the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and its impacts. Over five days, students will engage in group research on financial concepts, analyze video resources, respond to first-hand accounts, and experience a simulation of life during this challenging era. Participants will explore key themes like the Dust Bowl and personal narratives, enhancing their understanding of historical events and their human impacts. Resources include websites, books, and journal excerpts, promoting an interactive learning experience.

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Life during the Great Depression

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  1. Life during the Great Depression Monique Stroud

  2. Day One: Stock Market Crash of 1929 • Using the website http://blacktuesday.info and other library resources, students will be broken into four groups to research information about the stock market crash. • Each group will also be given one of these following terms: Balance of payment, balance of trade, bill lading, bounced check to research.

  3. Day Two: Stock Market Crash Continued… • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLnDPntfNFw&feature=player_embedded • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPnAPzeIB8s&feature=player_embedded • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCX-6rmBA4I&feature=player_embedded • Discuss videos; what people believed about stocks and what was really happening

  4. Day Three: Respond to Rose • Read excerpts from Rose’s Journal • Respond to one of her entries

  5. Day 4: Dust Bowl Read Aloud book entitled The Dust Bowl by David Booth Survival Writing Activity

  6. Day Five: A Day in the Life of… • Great Depression Simulation • Debrief experience

  7. All Resources • http://blacktuesday.info • Black Tuesday(Spotlight on American History) by Barbara Feinberg • http://www.gold-eagle.com/editorials_02/lancaster102102.html(website on Black Tuesday) • The Dust Bowlby David Booth • Children of the Dust Days by Karen Mueller Coombs • Rose’s Journal by Marissa Moss • http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-54463_18670_18793-53511--,00.html (Personal Accounts of people during the Great Depression) • http://www.greeneview.k12.oh.us/high%20school/NewsReleases%2006-07/GreatDepression.html (Great Depression Simulation description)

  8. The End!

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