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EDU 521.01
8th Grade Global Studies, Causes of the Great Depression
Social Studies
Professor Moroney
December 16, 2015
Instructional Objective
After participating in a class discussion on the causes of the Great Depression and copying notes
on important facts and vocabulary on the topic, students will move into cooperative learning
groups and will watch a film and be able to answer an interactive quiz based on video, answering
at least five out of the six questions correctly.
Key Concepts:
Overproduction, bank failures, drought, WWI debt, bankruptcy, Stock Market crash
Standards and Indicators
D2.Geo.4.6-8. Explain how cultural patterns and economic decisions influence environments and
the daily lives of people in both nearby and distant places
D2.His.16-8. Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts
D2.His.2.6-8. Classify series of historical events and developments as examples of change and/or
continuity
D2.His.14.6-8. Explain multiple causes and effects of events and developments in the past.
Motivation
As students enter the classroom, they will see 10 different photos from the Great Depression in a
slide show format on the SMART Board. The slide show will run through three times. Students
will sit quietly in their desks while they watch slide show.
Materials
SMART technology, SMART notebook, ten photos of the Great Depression, PowerPoint notes,
Word Wall, YouTube Video
Strategies
Do Now Art Gallery activity, Convergent Questioning, Cooperative Learning, Divergent
Questioning, Direct Instruction, Homework, Lecture, Multimedia, Socratic Questioning, StudentCentered Instruction, Cooperative Learning, SMART Notebook activity, Ticket Out, Visual Aides
Adaptations
Adaptations are made according to the individuals in the classroom who have IEPs. For student
with a hearing disability the teacher will wear an FM Listening System to transmit voice to the
students hearing device.
Differentiation of Instruction
Each cooperative learning group will be organized by the teacher so that there is a mixture of
abilities in each group.
Developmental Procedures
During the beginning of class, students will discuss photos that are presented to them as they
enter the room. The photos are of different subjects from the Great Depression. The teacher will
ask the class what they see in the photos.
From your homework reading assignment and prior knowledge, what are these photos
of?
o The Great Depression.
The class will discuss each of the 10 photos in the slideshow. Examples of photos:
Photo # 1: Run on banks
What do you see in this photo? What are people waiting on line at the bank to do?
When the last time was you, or your parents, went to a bank?
Photo # 3: Overproduction
When the class finishes discussing the photos the teacher will direct the students to take out their
notebooks as they will be copying down important notes. The notes will list and give a brief
description of six causes of the Great Depression, which includes important period vocabulary.
These terms will also be posted on a Word Wall in the classroom. The notes will be presented in
a SMART Notebook format. While presenting the notes and vocabulary, the teacher will ask for
class participation. The students will be called on to answer questions that will advance the notes.
As each new term is presented to the class, the teacher will reveal the next line of notes.
Again, from prior knowledge and the homework reading, who can help me define and/or
explain these terms as they are related to The Great Depression?
(Beginning of notes)
Our first term-overproduction. What do you think this means?
o Overproduction: the supply of manufactured goods exceeds the demand
Next, bank failures?
o bank failures occurred when investors defaulted on their loans
o default: when borrowers fail to pay bank loans back
Cause # 3: A lack of international trade
Why?
o Many European countries were in debt because of WWI
Cause # 4: Drought & dust storms in the West
Why?
o Lack of rain
o New farming equipment
Soil was loosened and dry
When winds came in, it caused dust storms
Cause # 5 Bankruptcy:
Who can tell me what bankruptcy is?
o financial failure caused by an individuals or a companys failure to pay debts
Lastly, Cause # 6: the Crash of the Stock Market
When did this occur?
o October 29, 1929
How and Why?
o Investors rushed to sell stocks before prices dropped too low
o Everyone was trying to sell, therefore no one was buying
o Millions lost money because they could not sell their stocks
(End of Notes)
After copying the notes, students will watch a short film about the causes of the Great
Depression in SMART Notebook.
After watching the film, in cooperative groups made by the teacher, the students will take a short
quiz in SMART Notebook based on the notes and the film.
When the groups complete the quiz in SMART Notebook, the class will review the questions and
the correct answers. Then for the remainder of the class period, the teacher will ask students at
random different questions from the days lesson to review what the class had been taught and
what they learned in class. This would be the students ticket-out for the period. Once a student
was asked a question, whether they answered correctly or not, he or she would be dismissed from
class. The class would work together to answer these questions.
Assessment
During this lesson, there will be many opportunities for the teacher to assess the students
learning. While presenting notes to the class, the teacher will pose many questions to the class to
fill in these notes. Students will use prior knowledge to discuss the photos that are presented to
them. Students will work together to successfully take the short quiz in SMART Notebook. At
the end of the period, the teacher will be able to assess how effective the lesson by how
accurately the students answered the questions on the SMART Notebook quiz. The student
brochures that will be created for homework will also be used for assessment.
Independent Practice
Following the days lesson students are given an assignment to do individually on their own time
that will be due in three days. Students are to use their textbooks, the class website, the lesson
and film from the day to create a brochure in Microsoft Word on the six causes of the Great
Depression that they have learned about. Each brochure should include the six causes discussed
in class, relevant vocabulary, and photos and/or graphs. On the day this assignment is due,
students will present their work to their cooperative learning groups and they will discuss all of
the students work within their groups. The teacher will walk around the room and observe all of
the groups. The teacher will collect this assignment after the students present them to their group.
See attached rubric.
Academic Intervention
For students who have difficulty with this lesson, I will be available for extra help on Mondays,
Wednesday and Fridays from 3:15 to 4 P.M.
Academic Enrichment
Students will write an essay discussing whether or not they feel that the Great Depression could
have been prevented. Students must provide details and evidence to support their ideas.
References
College, M. (2011, April 19). Molloy college lesson plan format. Retrieved from
http://molloy.edu/Documents/Education Division/Lesson Plan Format September 19, 2012.pdf
Davidson, J., & Stoff, M. (2007). America. History of our nation. Boston, MA: Pearson.
New York State Education Department (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/ssrg.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV4l5w0ZpcY
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Writing - Organization
Writing - Grammar
Writing - Vocabulary
Writing - Mechanics
Capitalization and
punctuation are correct
throughout the brochure.
Capitalization and
punctuation are correct
throughout the brochure
after feedback from an
adult.
Content - Accuracy
99-90% of the facts in the 89-80% of the facts in the Fewer than 80% of the facts in
brochure are accurate.
brochure are accurate.
the brochure are accurate.
Attractiveness &
Organization
Sources
Knowledge Gained
Graphics/Pictures