Mrs. Whelpley's RMS 8th Grade Website
Target Learning: I will learn how the expansion and rising availability of credit during the 1920s set the stage for the economic crisis of the Great Depression.
Lesson:
Take notes on top of "1920s Consumer" Notes & article sheet
Go over and then glue Great Migration Continues Notes & Travel By Train Article to page 70 in your S.S. "textbook."
Read, annotate, and answer questions for "1920s Consumer" article. (Paper copy given in class.)
Glue to page 71 in S.S. "textbook."
Glue any sheets in your S.S. folder.
See "Table of Contents" doc for pages numbers.
Extra Practice:
Content
Blooket: Demobilization to Boom (1920s/Great Depression)
Geography
Quia: Geography After Boom to Bust - Show Mrs. Whelpley for a sticker when finished
Homework/Upcoming Assessments:
Read, annotate and answer questions for "1920s Consumer" article (Paper copy given in class.) - Due TOMORROW
Target Learning: I will learn how unemployment and poverty contributed to the Great Depression.
Lesson:
Massive Unemployment Notes & Mexican Americans in the Great Depression Article - Fill in Notes
For those absent or on art field trip during this class period, here are the Notes to fill in "Massive Unemployment Note Sheet."
Read and annotate the "Mexican Americans in the Great Depression" Article on Massive Unemployment Notes & Mexican Americans in the Great Depression Article
Highlight evidence in this article to support the answer to the following questions
Write a * plus the question number in the margin next to evidence it supports.
Answer the following questions on the back of the paper in your own words. ⬇️
What threat did Mexican Americans face during the Great Depression that was different than other Americans?
As hostilities grew towards immigrants during the Great Depression, how were the Mexican Americans treated?
What were the ways that Mexican Americans were deported back to Mexico?
When finished, glue to page 73 in S.S. "textbook."
Check answers to yesterday's article questions KEY "Radio Fever 1920s Consumer " Notes & article sheet
Enrichment
Extra Practice:
Content
Blooket: Demobilization to Boom (1920s/Great Depression)
Geography
Quia: Geography After Boom to Bust - Show Mrs. Whelpley for a sticker when finished
Homework/Upcoming Assessments:
Read & highlight evidence in the article on Massive Unemployment note sheet to support the answer to the following questions
Write a * plus the question number in the margin next to evidence it supports.
Answer the following questions on the back of the paper in your own words.
What threat did Mexican Americans face during the Great Depression that was different than other Americans?
As hostilities grew towards immigrants during the Great Depression, how were the Mexican Americans treated?
What were the ways that Mexican Americans were deported back to Mexico?
Target Learning: I will learn how the stock market could impact someone who had never bought stock.
Lesson:
The Depression Begins - Fill in notes
Glue to page 72 in S.S. "textbook."
Stock Market Simulation Group Activity
After Stock Market Simulation, fill out Stock Market Simulation Exit Slip Google Form
Watch It's a Wonderful Life - Bank run scene
Extra Practice:
Content
Blooket: Demobilization to Boom (1920s/Great Depression)
Geography
Quia: Geography After Boom to Bust - Show Mrs. Whelpley for a sticker when finished
Enrichment
It's a Wonderful Life - Bank run scene
Homework/Upcoming Assessments:
Stock Market Simulation Exit Slip Google Form - Due TOMORROW
Target Learning: I will learn how bank runs, farming practices, prejudice, and fear contributed to the conditions of the Great Depression.
Lesson:
Complete Bank Runs & Deportation Google Form.
Extra Practice
Content
Blooket: Demobilization to Boom (1920s/Great Depression)
Geography
Quia: Geography After Boom to Bust - Show Mrs. Whelpley for a sticker when finished
Homework/Upcoming Assessments:
"Economic (Great Depression) Note Sheet - Paper copy given in class. ⬇️
Target Learning: I will learn some experiences of family wheat farmers on the southern Great Plains during the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Lesson:
Economic (Great Depression) Notes Vocabulary Notes
Glue to page 74 in S.S. "textbook."
Please add states to the U.S. map on pages 198-199 in S.S. "textbook." See Economic (Great Depression) Notes Vocabulary for the list:
Colorado, Kansas, Texas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Minnesota
Complete: Quia: Economic Terms and Geography Review - Taken for a grade.
Do Quizizz: "Dust Bowl States PLUS 3 (1920s & 1930s)" - See Google Classroom for link OR click your SS class period below:
Extra Practice:
Content
Geography
Quia: Geography After Boom to Bust - Show Mrs. Whelpley for a sticker when finished
Quizizz (must have attempted this to receive credit): "Dust Bowl States PLUS 3 (1920s & 1930s)" - See Google Classroom for link OR click your SS class period below:
Homework/Upcoming Assessments:
Complete: Quia: Economic Terms and Geography Review - (Taken for a grade) Due MONDAY