During The Great Depression many business were suffering and therefore effected the lives of all Americans. The Depression wasn't caused by the 1929 stock market crash alone. During the 1920s, many factors contributed to the weakened economy. It was a devastating time in history. (Click above link for background information.) Your group will pick one of the following topics to research: The New Deal/CCC and WPA Music Film Radio Gangsters The Dust Bowl The Stock Market Crash Education Next 1. The Question

Click on the links below to research.  The New Deal The New Deal  Jazz Music – meet a musicianMusic  Film Music Radio Film Music Radio  Gangsters Gangsters  The Dust Bowl The Dust Bowl Video The Dust BowlThe Dust Bowl Video  The Stock Market Crash The Stock Market Crash  Education Education  1930’s Videos for all topics 1930’s Videos for all topics Next forensicgenealogy.info

Complete the Know and What you want to Know on the KWL Chart. After researching and reading about your topic, complete the Learned portion of the chart.KWL Chart Use Interactive Cornell Notes to organize and keep track of your findings. (You must click download and then open to begin typing.)Interactive Cornell Notes Next

You will create a Glogster, Animoto or Prezi in order to present your findings to the class. You will need to include a resource page at the end, photos or pictures and essential information that you will share with your class. Please make sure you paraphrase and summarize. Do not copy and paste; that is plagiarism.. Use the rubric (at the bottom right) to make sure that you get full credit for your project. The project needs to be printed out and saved on Igoogle documents Next Click on picture of your choice. Rubric

The following websites deal with controversial topics that you may want to look deeper into as to understand the culture of the 1930’s. In the novelette, Of Mice and Men, the main characters not only deal with the political, social and economical conditions, but with mental illness as well. Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Mental Illness Treatment Timeline Mental Health Current Controversies CIA Study on Mental Health Lobotomies USA: Facts, Maps, Tables Next Last update: November 2011 Created by Office of Library Information Services BCPS Research Module or Slam Dunk Model, Copyright 2005, Baltimore County Public Schools, MD, all rights reserved. The models may be used for educational, non-profit school use only. All other uses, transmissions, and duplications are prohibited unless permission is granted expressly. This lesson is based on Jamie McKenzie’s Slam Dunk Lesson module available at Howstuffworks.com

Standards for the 21 st Century LearnerStandards for the 21 st Century Learner Learners use skills, resources and tools to share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members to our democratic society. Common Core Standards Reading and Writing Standards 9-10 Research to Present Knowledge Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums (e.g., a person’s life story in both print and multimedia), determining which details are emphasized in each account. Maryland Technology Literacy Standards for Stud ents Standard Technology for Learning and Collaboration: Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration Select and use technology tools, including software, hardware, and learning management systems to learn new content or to reinforce skills. Time Frame: 80 minute class – 2 visits Differentiation:  Students are placed with a partner to help support struggling students.  Additional time is given to complete assignment.  Students can work with a partner to read the articles.  Some of the articles have a read aloud option. Learning Styles:  Visual  Auditory  Haptic Notes to the teacher: Make sure that the students have headphones available to use for the videos. Last update: December, 2011 Created by Kristi Szczepanski BCPS Research Module or Slam Dunk Model, Copyright 2005, Baltimore County Public Schools, MD, all rights reserved. The models may be used for educational, non-profit school use only. All other uses, transmissions, and duplications are prohibited unless permission is granted expressly. This lesson is based on Jamie McKenzie’s Slam Dunk Lesson module available at Szczepanskihttp://questioning.org/module2/quick.html