U.s. History
The Great Depression
(1929-1939)
Unit Compelling Questions
Instructions: Choose one or more Compelling Questions (CQ) for the unit based on your available time. Each Supporting Question (SQ) is sequenced and scaffolded for the Compelling Question.
Note: Starred (*) Compelling Questions are in the H.S. U.S. History example Planning & Pacing Guide.
CQ: How was the Great Depression a turning point?
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CQ: Was the Dust Bowl a perfect storm? (C3 Teachers)
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Staging the Compelling Question
SQ 1: What was the Dust Bowl?
SQ 2: What Caused the Dust Bowl? (DBQ American History V2)
SQ 3: Which farming practices contributed to the Dust Bowl?
SQ 4: How did geography and climate play a role in the Dust Bowl?
SQ 5: How were people affected by the Dust Bowl?
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CQ: How did the Great Depression impact people over time?
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Staging the Compelling Question
SQ 1: What does Dorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother” photograph tell us about conditions facing migrant workers during the Great Depression? (SHEG)
SQ 2: How did the New Deal assist Black communities?
SQ 3: How did the New Deal fail Black communities?
SQ 4: Why did Mexican migration to the U.S. drastically change in the 1930s? (SHEG)
SQ 5: What were the successes and failures of the New Deal?
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CQ: What were the effects of the new Deal?
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Staging the Compelling Question
SQ 1: How did the New Deal expand the role of the federal government in the U.S.?
SQ 2: How did the Supreme Court clash with the executive and legislative branches?
SQ 3: Did different groups oppose the New Deal for the same reasons?
SQ 4: Which historical account of Social Security is more accurate? (SHEG)
SQ 5: What were the successes and failures of the New Deal?
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Staging the Compelling Question
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