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The Big Read

The Grapes of Wrath - Discussion & Writing Activities

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Add a great resource to your collection of The Grapes of Wrath curriculum materials. A thorough packet contains loads of useful suggestions, whether you use the novel as an anchor text, as a reading circle option, or as independent reading.
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Surviving the Depression-1930-1939 Lesson 2: Life During the Depression- Stories

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students interview individuals who lived during the Great Depression era to investigate the economic hardship that was experienced. They determine the motivations of philanthropic Americans who shared and gave during this era after...
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The Outrage of Ordinary Men: Pennsylvania's Role in the Great Railroad Strike of 1877

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the events that surround the Great Railroad Strike of 1877.  In this historical lesson students work in groups to analyze documents, determine the facts and present a summary of their findings to the class. 
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Breadline

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the breadlines during the Great Depression. They view a short video about different country's responses to mass unemployment. They interview family members if possible who lived during the Depression.
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Nothing to Fear

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read from the book, "Nothing to Fear," and discuss living in New York during the Great Depression. They write entries and summaries in their learning logs to share with the class. They work in groups to create a database...
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A Helping Hand

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast living standards of the Great Depression era with those of today. They define the role of a civic organization in a community. They discuss the importance of seasonal work upon the economic status of a...
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Portfolio Open House Celebration

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders present their Great Depression portfolio to parents. In this social studies lesson, 7th graders evaluate their own work using the self-evaluation form. They watch a movie and discuss its relevance to the unit of study.
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STRIKE!!!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the fears and needs of workers in Alabama during The Great Depression. They investigate racial and gender issues of the era. They study the issues of a labor strike.
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Exploring Facets of life in the 1930s presented in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders research various aspects of The Great Depression. They select a topic related to this information. Students gather five sources on their topic and select the most important information. They present information using a...
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Economic Forces

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the economic forces of scarcity and choice. They examine how these forces affect the management of personal financial resources, shape consumer decisions, and the economic well-being of society. Students research stock...
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Bud, Not Buddy: List-Group-Label Vocabulary Strategy

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Readers of Bud, Not Buddy demonstrate their knowledge of the Great Depression with a list, group, label vocabulary strategy. Included are complete directions for the activity that will also introduce class members to the new vocabulary...
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Digital Public Library of America

Teaching Guide: Exploring To Kill a Mockingbird

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, considered by many to be a seminal piece of American literature, contains many complex literary themes that carry through United States history. Use a series of discussion questions and classroom...
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Worksheet
Federal Reserve Bank

Financial Regulation: A Primer on the Dodd-Frank Act

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Get the lowdown on the most sweeping financial regulatory reform since the Great Depression: the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.
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The Great Depression: Eating on a Shoestring

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the realities of feeding a family on a very limited budget by comparing the cost of living in the 1930s to the cost of living today. Using primary documents and technology to make the comparison, they identify the impact...
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Immigration and Migration Today and During the Great Depression

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct oral history interviews and research primary resources to explain changes in immigration and migration over time.
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Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the music of Woody Guthrie and how the political and economic climate influenced his work. They read and discuss online articles, define key vocabulary words, take a Political Orientation Survey, and write a position...
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Rice Farming in Texas

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore how rice farming came to Texas. In this rice farming lesson, 3rd graders discover the history of how farmers began to grow rice in the United States. Students color code maps and create a timeline for rice farming...
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Spark Notes

The Interwar Years (1919-1938): Review Test

For Students 8th - 12th
For this online interactive history quiz worksheet, students respond to 50 multiple choice questions about the Interwar Years of 1919-1938. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Debating the Depression

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders discover how to debate important social issues in a civil manner. They explain the importance of knowledge in public discourse.
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Hoover Responds to the Great Depression

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders investigate the historical period of the Great Depression. The fall of the United States economy is defined by students and they describe the growing discontent by the year of 1931.
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Introduction to a Unit on the 1930's Depression in America

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars view and discuss photographic images of the Dust Bowl by Dorothea Lange. They discuss who Dorothea Lange was and why she took the pictures, the conservational factors that contributed to the Dust Bowl and migrant workers...
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Exploring Roosevelt's New Deal Using Oral Histories from the Great Depression

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the process of collecting life stories. They also look at the lives effected by The Great Depression to gain understanding of the controversial economic plan of Roosevelt.
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Franklin Roosevelt's Proposal for Reforming the Supreme Court: 168 Days of National Debate

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the Great Depression and issues facing Franklin D. Roosevelt. They analyze the legal struggles surrounding the fight against the Depression. Students investigate the agenda of Southern Democrats who defied FDR and...
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Growing in Christ: Obstacles to Growth

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students play Obstacle Jeopardy and create an Obstacle Depression Quilt.  In this growing in Christ lesson plan, students complete a double entry journal and discuss as a class the three barriers that are mentioned.  Students relate this...