US HISTORY

UNIT 6 SCHEDULE

PROSPERITY AND CRISIS: CHAPTERS 22-25

 

At the end of this unit you should be able to:

-Discuss how the 1920's represented a period of both prosperity and social division.

-Identify the causes and impact of the Great Depression

-Explain how President Roosevelt's New Deal programs tried to provide relief from the Depression.

 

DATE

ACTIVITIES

HOMEWORK

 

1/31

Introduce unit and 2nd semester research project

 

 

 

2/1

"KKK" Activity

 

 

 

2/2

Intro. "Back to Africa" activity

 

Have read pages 675-681

 

2/3

Lecture: Politics of Prosperity

 

 

 

2/4

Lecture: Politics of Prosperity con’t.

 

"KKK" act. due

 

 

 

 

 

2/7

NO SCHOOL

 

 

 

2/8

Lecture: Politics of Frustration

 

 

 

2/9

Lecture: Politics of Prohibition

 

"Back to Africa" act. Due

 

2/10

Class discussion: "should we get rid of the 18th?"

Have read pages 694-701

 

 

2/11

Work on story board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/14

Lecture: Crash and the Depression

 

 

 

2/15

Intro. "Election chart" activity

 

Story board due

 

2/16

Work on “Election chart”

 

 

 

2/17

Lecture: Depression and the New Deal

 

 

 

2/18

Lecture: Dr. New Deal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/21

NO SCHOOL – LID DAY

 

 

2/22

Music and film of the depression

 

 

2/23

Music and Film in the depression

Election Chart due via e-mail by 10 pm.

 

2/24

Jeopardy

 

 

2/25

Unit 6 test