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Unit 7: The Great Depression
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Entry Task Two Weeks Ago: The Great Depression Overview
Take a few minutes & review What do you know about the Great Depression?
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Was the New Deal a Success or Failure?
Today: Gather information Organize evidence Come to a conclusion Tomorrow: Group discussion Whole-class debate
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Step 1 Learn more about the New Deal
Use the documents to answer the questions on pages 1 & 2 GDP: Gross Domestic Product, value of goods & services produced by the country If the GDP is up, the economy is growing If the GDP is down, the economy is shrinking
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Step 2: Gather Evidence (Page 3) For each side:
Find 5 quotes or pieces of info from the documents that support each side of the argument Review the evidence Which side do you agree with?
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Step 3: Make a Decision (Page 4) Conclusion
Write down your argument including why you think that and what evidence you have to support your conclusion Free-form writing Outline Paragraph
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Unit 7: The Great Depression
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Please take out your New Deal packets from yesterday
Entry Task Please take out your New Deal packets from yesterday
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Debate Was the New Deal a success or failure? Choose a side
5 minutes to discuss as a group Success arguments Failure arguments Questions & Rebuttal
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Small Group Discussion
Why do you think the New Deal was a success/failure? Use facts/ideas/stats from the documents Practice using the sentence stems on the board
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Debate Expectations Arguments are supported by evidence (notes, textbook, documents) Comments & questions are respectful Absolutely NO personal attacks Follow the protocol Share the floor Everyone participates
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Debate Was the New Deal a success or failure? Success arguments
Failure arguments Questions & Rebuttal
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