Thursday, March 7, 2019

The Great Depression, Day 3 - Class Recap


The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, DC. The cloak apparently is meant to conceal his wheelchair. Photo taken in 2010.

Hi everyone,

It's that time again - we are nearing the end of the combined Roaring 20s/Great Depression units and thus, the Documents Based Question (DBQ). Here's what happened in class today:

Learning Targets Addressed:
Knowledge LT 8: I can identify how technological knowledge and innovation shapes a society, place, or region.
Critical Thinking LT 5: I can justify and support arguments or interpretation with appropriate evidence.
Communication LT 1: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.

Soundtrack: "We'd Like to Thank You, Herbert Hoover" from Annie. Selected for today because Ellie S. recommended it as a connection to last class and the lesson on Hoover! Lyrics here.

AGENDA 3/7/19:
News Brief - Fatimah
FDR
Impact of New Deal
DBQ Analysis

Homework: Read the blog! Post a comment if you have not yet this semester! Next news brief: Ariellie.

News Brief: Fatimah had the news brief today and selected an article about this analysis column to talk about: CNN.com - Donald Trump is laying the groundwork to de-legitimize the 2020 election. After discussing the story, we also checked in to see if anyone was up to anything interesting or fun outside of class.

Ariellie was assigned to do the next news brief.

As part of the news brief, we also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):


FDR: To continue our look at the Great Depression, I showed this video profile of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR), who had an enormous impact on America:



Hopefully this helped in understanding who FDR was and what was happening during his tenure as president (the longest tenure in United States history - he is the only President to be elected 4 (or 3!) times)!

Impact of the New Deal: The "New Deal" is a name for a variety of government programs and agencies created under FDR to help combat the Great Depression. Last class, we learned about some of them via this note sheet:


Students worked with groups on each of the programs, then we went through them all last class. Today, students took notes (though I gave most of them in a pre-printed format) on this presentation:


Here's the notesheet that I passed out in class (hopefully a welcome relief for many students, as we have taken a fair amount of notes during this unit):


Hopefully this is all making sense in terms of what the New Deal was and how it tried to improve the economy.

DBQ Analysis: That's right! For the rest of class, we began analyzing documents that will be used in the DBQ next week. The documents (also available on Google Classroom) are here:


The first page of the linked document was passed out as a physical copy in class. Students were split into groups to help with the document analysis and collaborated together to look at the Origin, Purpose, Value, and Limitation of each, as well as how/if it impacted the Great Depression. 

Here's the schedule for the DBQ the next few classes:

Thursday, March 7 (today!) - New Deal notes. Start analyzing the DBQ documents together.
Monday, March 11 - Culture of 1930s notes. Finish analyzing documents together.
Wednesday, March 13 - Organize DBQ essay response structure in class.
Friday, March 15 - Write and submit DBQ essay in class. Use of all notes/activities from the 1920s and Great Depression units is allowed!

Thanks, everyone! I'm looking forward to working with you all on this the next few classes!
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Tuesday, March 5, 2019

The Great Depression, Day 2 - Class Recap


On the Hoover Dam! Photo taken in 2014.

Dear class,

Unbelievably, we now only have seven classes (including today) left before Spring Break, and a lot to get to in that time! We continued learning about the Great Depression and the governments response to it. Here's what happened in class today:

Learning Targets Addressed:
Knowledg ALT 8: I can identify how technological knowledge and innovation shapes a society, place, or region.
Critical Thinking ALT 5: I can justify and support arguments or interpretation with appropriate evidence.

Soundtrack: "Independent Women Part 1" by Destiny's Child. Selected for today because lest anyone forget that it is Women's History Month in March! Lyrics here.

AGENDA 3/5/19:
News Brief - Nika
Debrief Pictures
Hoover and the Depression
The New Deal
Forecasting Questions?

Homework: Read the blog! Post a comment if you have not yet this semester! Next news brief: Fatimah.

News Brief: Nika had the news brief today and selected an article about this story to talk about: NYDailyNews.com - Wisconsin teen allegedly spiked stepdad's energy drinks with cattle tranquilizers. After discussing the story, we also checked in to see if anyone was up to anything interesting or fun outside of class.

Fatimah was assigned to do the next news brief.

As part of the news brief, we also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):


Debrief Pictures: At the end of last class, I had students get up and look around the room to do some primary source analysis of photos from the Great Depression. Here are the photos that I posted around the room:


And here is the assignment that students filled out in class by selecting a few photos to analyze:


Today in class, we went through the images together and analyzed what we saw in them. Again, please hold on to this, as you will be using it at the end of the unit!

Hoover and the Depression: Next, we learned about the initial response of the United States government to the Great Depression, from President Herbert Hoover. Here's the presentation we went through in class as students took notes:


Hoover was not re-elected in 1932, largely because of the Great Depression.

The New Deal: In Hoover's place, Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) was elected President in 1932 (and would go on to be elected 4 times - the most ever by a U.S. president). A major part of FDR's response was the creation of "a new deal for the American people." This meant the creation of a LOT of government agencies and programs to help provide opportunities for people during the Great Depression. The programs we learned about today in class (via small group work and then presentations) were:


Students worked with groups on each of the programs, then we went through them all as a class. This is where we ended with new content today.

Forecasting Questions?: If time at the end of class, I gave students the opportunity to ask me forecasting questions about next year's classes. Here's the presentation that I went through with everyone last week:


Your forms are due to be filled out, signed, and turned in Wednesday (tomorrow) in your Community class. Please let me know if I can help at all with any of this for you! 
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Friday, March 1, 2019

The Great Depression, Day 1 - Class Recap


The New York Stock Exchange. Photo taken in 2009.

Hi everyone,

Welcome back from your unexpected Snow Days on Monday and Wednesday! I really missed you all, as it has been over a week since we had an A day at Westview. I enjoyed seeing your 1920s advertising displays in class! We also started learning about the Great Depression and what caused it. Here's what happened in class today:

Learning Targets Addressed:
Knowledg ALT 8: I can identify how technological knowledge and innovation shapes a society, place, or region.
Critical Thinking ALT 5: I can justify and support arguments or interpretation with appropriate evidence.

Soundtrack: "Inner City Blues" by Marvin Gaye. Selected for today because of all of the people feeling blue because of the Great Depression. Lyrics here.

AGENDA 3/1/19:
News Brief - Bella
Gallery Walk
Great Depression
Picture Activity

Homework: Read the blog! Post a comment if you have not yet this semester! Next news brief: Nika.

News Brief: Bella had the news brief today and selected an article about this story to talk about: Yahoo.com - McDonald's customer arrested over apple pie meltdown. After discussing the story, we also checked in to see if anyone was up to anything interesting or fun outside of class. It had been a long time, so I was definitely interested in hearing what everyone has been up to!

Nika was assigned to do the next news brief.

Today's Black History Month fact is that Carter G. Woodson started what was then known as "Negro History Week" on February 26, 1926. Even though our units throughout this month have not focused specifically on Black history, I appreciate that students seemed willing to learn a little bit more each day!

I also talked briefly about a new documentary that came out on Monday night, called "Black Pioneers" about people of color in Oregon's history. I really enjoyed it and encourage you to watch it! Here's the video:



As part of the news brief, we also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):


Gallery Walk: The 1920s advertising assignment was due today in class. Here's a copy of it:


This assignment is based on choosing a product from the last slide from this presentation:

Google Slides - The Business of America in the 1920s PowerPoint

Students were assigned a product in class to create an advertisement for. If you missed class, you can select a product from the last slide to focus on.

In class today, we walked around and "voted" with fake money for what we thought was the best advertisement for a product. I enjoyed this - thanks, everyone!

Great Depression: To continue this unit on the Roaring 20s, we need to see what happened after, so we transitioned to learning about the causes of the Great Depression in class. Here's the PowerPoint presentation that I went through as students took notes:


Please save these notes, as students will be completing a final assessment for this unit using them!

Picture Activity: Next, I had students get up and look around the room to do some primary source analysis of photos from the Great Depression. Here are the photos that I posted around the room:


And here is the assignment that students filled out in class by selecting a few photos to analyze:


Thank you for your effort on this! I know it was a busy day - this is what happens when I last saw students over a week ago due to the snow!

Forecasting Questions?: If time at the end of class, I gave students the opportunity to ask me forecasting questions about next year's classes. Here's the presentation that I went through with everyone last week:


Your forms are due to be filled out, signed, and turned in next Wednesday (due to the snow canceling Wednesday this week) in your Community class. Please let me know if I can help at all with any of this for you! 
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