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Using PowerPoint in Your Lessons. A sample for a lesson on the Great Depression For STEPS 1 & 2 of the AHPPA By the Critical Staff Jim Carroll, Joe Montecalvo, Art Fortin & Fred Fisher. Aim: The “Great Depression” A Major Social Problem in American History. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Using PowerPoint in Your Lessons
A sample for a lesson on the Great DepressionFor STEPS 1 & 2 of the AHPPA
By the Critical Staff Jim Carroll, Joe Montecalvo,
Art Fortin & Fred Fisher
Aim: The “Great Depression”Aim: The “Great Depression”
A Major Social Problem in A Major Social Problem in American HistoryAmerican History
The Great Depression of the 1930’s
Have you ever been
Depressed?
How did you feel?
What Is Depression?
•Is it just sadness?
•Is it an illness?
•Is it common?
What Causes Depression in People?
• Loss of Friends• Death• Illness• Loss of income- job • Missed opportunities• A feeling of a loss of control over one’s future
Which of these do you think is the most important?
A Definition of Depression
Write your own definition of the word “depression”
ECONOMIC DEPRESSIONECONOMIC DEPRESSION
• Economics. A period of drastic decline in a national or international economy, characterized by decreasing business activity, falling prices, and unemployment
DepressionDepression
How does this definition compare to you definition of
“depression?”
THE NINETEEN THIRTIES IN AMERICA
Group responsibilitiesGroup responsibilities– Slide Recorder– 2 Slide Evaluators– PPA worksheet recorder
VIEWING WORKSHEETVIEWING WORKSHEET
• SLIDE #SLIDE # EVIDENCEEVIDENCE• 11• 22• 33• 44• 55• ETCETC
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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STATISITCS
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GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCTGROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
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ARKANSAS 1936ARKANSAS 1936
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LITHOGRAPH FROM THE DEWITT CLINTON H.S. LITHOGRAPH FROM THE DEWITT CLINTON H.S. LITERARY MAGAZINE 1938LITERARY MAGAZINE 1938
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Let’s sing along: “Brother Can You Spare A Dime“Brother Can You Spare A Dime””
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Lyrics
YouTube Video
List Evidence for The Great Depression in songs
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http://www.studsterkel.org/htimes.php
Gather Evidence for the PROBLEMS in the GREAT DEPRESSION from this website
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Look at Images of the Great Depression at the hyperlink below
When you open it, click on “words” and gather evidence of the era
http://204.244.141.13/writ_den/h15/direct.htm
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GATHERING THE EVIDENCE Of Causes Of The Great Depression
Search Through The Images On The Website Below.
Write down evidence that you glean from the images shown
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/depression/photoessay.htm
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1: Identify a social problem of the Great Depression
2: List evidence for the Great Depression using
“Viewing Worksheets”
LINKSLINKS
DEFINE THE SOCIAL PROBLEMDEFINE THE SOCIAL PROBLEM
GATHER EVIDENCE FOR THE SOCIAL PROBLEMGATHER EVIDENCE FOR THE SOCIAL PROBLEM
THE SUMMARYTHE SUMMARY
HOMEWORK HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT # 1ASSIGNMENT # 1
TEACHER SUGGESTIONSTEACHER SUGGESTIONS
Homework Assignment # 2Homework Assignment # 2
• Your task is to develop a Public Policy using the CRITICAL WORKSHEETCRITICAL WORKSHEET that the government could follow to reduce effects of the depression on Americans in the future.
• THERE WILL BE ANOTHER !
Follow-up Lesson
• Class debate on policies developed by students• Students debate the order of importance for
causes of the Depression• PowerPoint of New Deal programs and
policies- students make comparisons to their policies
• Use AHPPA to evaluate the New Deal Programs
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