Introduction
The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939 (10 Years). It began after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors. Over the next several years, consumer spending and investment dropped, causing steep declines in industrial output and employment as failing companies laid off workers. By 1933, when the Great Depression reached its lowest point, some 15 million Americans were unemployed and nearly half the country’s banks had failed.
Task
Group 3: Katlyn Jordan
The students are divided into groups of four and each person will be responsible for finishing their assigned page for the power point. The group will be responsible for making a power point presentation that will be used to inform their classmates on the effect that the Great Depression had on the employment and economic institutions. Each student is in charge of answering the questions below:
Jacob (page 1):What is the domino effect? and how did it affect the great depression?
Andrew (page 2):In what ways did The Great Depression affect businesses?
Judy (page 3):How did the Great Depression affect people? and what did it make many people to have to do?
Samantha (page 4):How did the Great Depression affect people’s Confidence in banks? and how did this affect the banks?
*Students will be responsible for researching this
information using only the resources provided, no surfing the internet.*
Evaluation
Group 3: Katlyn Jordan
Each student has the opportunity to receive 15 points for their individual page. The students will also evaluate their peers on how well they participated in the assignment. There is a possibility for the students to get 10 points for participation. I would have the students rank their peers on a scale of 1-10 on how well they contributed to the final product. Each student has the capability of earning 25 points which would be equivalent to a 100.
Conclusion
Conclusion:
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In their previous years of school, students have learned about the effects of The Great Depression. In this lesson students will be learning how to summarize the causes of the Great Depression, the resulting unemployment, failed economic institutions; and the effects of the Dust Bowl. After completing this lesson students should be able to summarize in complete detail what The Great Depression is, and also what affects it had on the country.
Credits
Group 3: Katlyn Jordan
*Remember you are not allowed to surf the internet, you are only allowed to use the links provided.