Unit Plan: 11 th Grade US History

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1 Unit Plan: 11 th Grade US History Unit #4: The Great Depression and the New Deal 20 Instructional Days Unit Overview Big Idea: After Years of Postwar economic boom the world economy collapses which forces America to drastically change the way the government interacts with its citizens and the national economy. Unit Goal: A. Evaluate a historical source for point of view and historical context B. Analyze continuity and change in eras over the course of United States history C. Investigate causes and effects of significant events in United States history: The Great Depression D. Analyze the complexity of events in United States history: The New Deal E. Evaluate the historical development and impact of political thought, theory and actions F. Analyze the origins of fundamental political debates and how conflict, compromise, and cooperation have shaped national unity and diversity: the role of government G. Analyze ideas critical to the understanding of American history: Populism, progressivism, isolationism, liberalism, and conservatism H. Describe and analyze the historical development and impact of the arts and literature on the culture of the United States Enduring Understanding Connections: As the prosperity of the 1920s ended severe economic problems gripped the nation. The resulting Great Depression has lasting effects on how American view themselves. The ideals of freedom, equality, democracy, and economic well being shifted dramatically during this time period and altered the way Americans looked at the American system and American dream. During the Great Depression America did what they had to do in order to survive. Since the great Depression, many Americans, have been more cautious about saving, borrowing, and investing. These new attitudes also affected the idea of community welfare, liberty and equality. This would give rise to welfare programs that still affect American families today. It would also set forth the important role the federal government would play in the civil rights struggle. The conservative approach President Herbert Hoover used to respond to the Depression drew much criticism and opened the door for more liberal policies to be enacted. These new liberal policies caused the government to become more involved in people s daily lives. After becoming president FDR began to enact these liberal policies that would spawn programs like social security, welfare, the Civilian Conservation Corps, and bank and stock market regulations. These new policies would greatly impact how Americans saw the American dream and the role of government. These policies still affect millions of Americans today. The extreme power the government wields over the private sector would be felt for generations. We see this today in the policies that regulate the student loans many students will be taking out in the next few years. These New Deal policies strengthened the power of the government and made a lasting impact on increasing the government s role in the struggle for equal rights and the power the government holds over all of our private lives. The template of action used to fight the Great Depression is often looked at by our government representatives today in order to fight the harsh economic pressures we are facing today. During this time of economic horror, the culture that took shape in the 1920s began to come into its own and blossomed into a new American Culture in the 1930s. The films, art, music, and literature of this decade still captivate today s

2 society. Course Enduring Understandings A. The ideals of freedom, equality, democracy, and economic well being have been powerful motivators throughout our history. B. The tensions between liberty and equality, liberty and order, region and nation, individualism and the common welfare, cultural diversity and civic unity have shaped U.S. history. C. The history of the United States is a story of diverse groups struggling to realize the American ideal. These groups have contributed to the American heritage and contemporary society. D. The development of the United States has been shaped dramatically by economic growth. E. Issues in and between other countries dramatically affect the United States and in turn, U. S. policy dramatically affects other countries. Essential Questions 1. How has our understanding of the meaning of freedom, democracy, and economic well being changed over time? 2. How have tensions shaped U.S. history? How do these tensions shape contemporary American society? 3. In what ways and to what extent have diverse groups shaped American society, economics, politics, and culture? 4. What is the American Dream? Are all groups in the United States able to achieve the American Dream? 5. What factors contributed to economic growth in the U.S.? 6. How has economic growth shaped society, politics, and culture in the U.S.? Unit Learning Goals LG 1 Analyze the causes of the Great Depression price-supports credit the uneven distribution of income in the US the election of 1928 the use of speculation and buying on margin Black Tuesday and its impact on the economy the financial collapse of banks and businesses Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act LG 2 Analyze President Hoover s Response to the Great Depression Hoover s Philosophy and caution the building of the Boulder Dam the democratic gains in 1932 the backing of cooperatives Hoover s direct intervention The Reconstruction Finance Corporation the protest of the Bonus Army The Patman Bill LG 3 Analyze the hardships faced by Americans during the Great Depression the Depression s impact on cities and rural areas, soup kitchens and bread lines, the effects on the American Family: unemployed men, Learning Goal Guiding Questions What caused the Great Depression? Habits of Mind: Multi-Causality Understand the complexity of historical cause-effect relationships in order to avoid simplified generalizations. How did Hoover attempt to solve the issues facing America during the Great Depression? Was he successful? Habits of Mind: What s Important Distinguish between the important and the inconsequential. How were cities and rural areas affected by the Great Depression? How did the Great Depression impact individual families? What were the causes and effects of the Dust Bowl? Habits of Mind: Multi-Causality Understand the complexity of historical cause-effect relationships in order to avoid simplified generalizations.

3 hardships of children, women s struggle, the social and psychological effects The Dust Bowl: the geography of the Midwest states, the drought of the 1930s,new intensive farming practices of the Midwest, the rise of Dust Storms, the exodus of the Great Plains LG 4 Analyze Roosevelt s election and effects his presidency and the New Deal had on the American economic and political landscape the election of President Roosevelt the New Deal-- the first 100 days Relief, Recovery, Reform fireside chats Glass-Steagall Act Federal Policy: The Federal Securities act, Agricultural Adjustment Act, Civilian Conservation Corps, National Industrial Recovery Act, deficit spending attacks on the New Deal the Supreme Courts reaction to the New Deal Huey Long the second 100 days FDR s re-election the focus on farmers the government relief Governmental organizations--the WPA, The National Youth Administration Federal Policy: the Wagner Act, The Social Security act, the FDIC, SEC, NLRB, Social Security, Tennessee Valley Authority, WPA women joining the government rise of African American leaders the failure of the President to support Civil Rights Mexican American and Native Americans see gains rise and clash of Labor Unions LG 5 Analyze the cultural make up of the US during the 1930s the rise in prominence of motion pictures and radio, artists reflecting the suffering of America through their medium Woody Guthrie The Federal Writers Project Native Son The Grapes of Wrath What are some of the lasting effects of the New Deal? How do the polices of the New deal affect Americans today? Why were some people against the policies of the New Deal? What do the policies of the New Deal do to Government power? Who won and who lost under the New Deal policies? Habits of Mind: Historical Empathy Describe past events and issues as people experienced them at the time, in order to develop historical empathy. How did the federal government support artists during the Great Depression? Why was woody Guthrie looked upon as a folk hero during the Great Depression? What was reflected in the art of the Great Depression? Habits of Mind: Evaluating Evidence Read widely and critically in order to recognize the difference between fact and opinion, between evidence and assertion; and thereby frame useful questions. Measuring and Tracking Learning Goals Measuring Progress of Learning Goals Tracking Student Progress Daily checks for understanding Weekly averages of Learning Goal Daily demonstrators of learning to be completed for each Lesson objective demonstrations of objective learning Measuring the Learning Goals Students complete Formative assessments after the completion of each learning goal. Formative assessment consists of

4 4 t/f questions 4 multiple choice questions 2 constructed response questions Measuring and Tracking Unit Goals Measuring the Unit Goal Tracking Student Progress Summative Weekly graphing of student progress on Document Based Question learning goal formative assessments Student Reflective Blog Post Measuring Progress to Unit Goal: Students score proficient or advanced on 80% of learning goal assessments Students score proficient or advanced on 80% formative assignments Students score proficient or advanced on 100% of take home practice Summative Standard LG 1 LG 2 LG 3 LG 4 LG 5 Students will create a chart of the causes and effects of the Great Depression on America. Students will write an open ended response on the impact of the great depression on America. Students answer several multiple choice questions on the impact of Hoovers polices to fight the Depression. Students will create a chart comparing the effects of the Depression on cities and rural areas. Students will write and open ended response to the prompt: How did the Great Depression Affect families in America? Students answer multiple choice questions concerning the impact of the Dust Bowl on America. Students answer several constructed response questions concerning the new laws passed by the New Deal Legislation Students write a short constructed response answering the prompt: How do the policies of the New Deal affect Americans today. Students complete an open ended response to the prompt: Why were some Americans against the policies of the New Deal? Students are asked to create a list of the government policies that are enacted under the New Deal that strengthen the government s power. They are then asked to explain how each policy helped to gain that power. Students answer several multiple choice questions on how the polices of the New Deal Impacted American Society. Students are to answer an open ended response to the prompt: How would you have changed New Deal polices to have a more positive impact on society? Students are given a list of agencies that supported the arts in America during the New deal and are asked to explain the purpose of each group. Students are given a set of lyrics from a Woody Guthrie song and are asked to analyze the meaning of the song in the context of the Great Depression. Students are to look at several pieces of artwork form the Great Depression and explain in a short paragraph what each piece of artwork is saying about the Great Depression. Summative Writing In a five paragraph essay explain why the economy collapsed during the 1930s. Compare and contrast Hoover and Roosevelt s differing tactics to deal with the depression. Student Reflection: Blog Post In a three paragraph essay explain the impact the New Deal has had on America. Talk specifically about the agencies set up during the New Deal. In conclusion justify an opinion on whether or not the New Deal Was a success or a failure.

5 Unit 4: Learning Goals and Lesson Objectives Learning Goal Lesson Objectives LG 1 LO 1A SWBAT identify the causes of the Great Depression LO 1B SWBAT analyze the impact the crash of the stock market had on American society LG 2 LO 2A SWBAT analyze the effectiveness of President Hoover s attempts to stabilize the economy during the early stages of the Great Depression LG 3 LO 3A SWBAT analyze the impact of the Great Depression on American Families LO 3B SWBAT analyze the causes and effects of the Dust Bowl on American Society LG 4 LO 4A SWBAT identify the policies that Roosevelt put into action during the New Deal. LO 4B SWBAT analyze the effect the New Deal Policies had on government power LO 4C SWBAT analyze the impact Roosevelt s polices had on American culture and determine the winners and loser under the New Deal policies LG 5 LO 5A SWBAT analyze the role the government played in the subsidizing of various forms of art during the 1930s and determine the impact the Great Depression had on popular culture of the 1930s Unit 4: Demonstrations of Learning Learning Goal Demonstration of Learning LG 1 LO 1A GSA: Using a new document According to this document what was the major cause of the Great Depression? Use evidence from the text to justify your answer. LO 1B GSA: Using pages, in your textbook, why does the author think that the crash of 1929 was important? Use information from the text to justify your answer. LG 2 LO 2A GSA: Create a list of three actions taken by Hoover in order to attempt to save the economy. Explain what each action was? Why do you think the actions failed? Point to evidence to justify your answer. LG 3 LO 3A Create a chart showing the impacts the Depression had on men, women, and children LO 3B GSA: Using the information from the DBQ what caused the Dust Bowl? LG 4 LO 4A GSA: Create a list of five government policies created during the New Deal. After gathering the information from class today, were the New Deal policies effective, yes or no? Explain your answer. LO 4B GSA: Explain how the New Deal policies affect the role of government in American lives. LO 4C GSA: How did Roosevelt s policies affect the civil rights fight in America? LG 5 LO 5A GSA: Explain how government became a guiding hand in the art scene of America. Point to evidence to justify your answer. Instructional Calendar Day 1 LO 1A LO 1B Day 2 LO 1A DBQ Day 3 LO 1A DBQ Day 4 LO1A DBQ Lab Day Day 5 LG 1 Formative LO 2A Day 6 LG 2 Formative LO 3A Day 7 LO 3B DBQ Day 8 LO 3B DBQ Day 9 LG 3 Formative LO 4A Chapter 14 Summary Due Day 10 LO 4B Chapter 15 Summary Due

6 Day 11 LO 4C LG4 Formative Day 12 LO 5A LG 5 Formative Day 13 Summative Summative Writing Due Assignments: DBQ 1 What caused the great Depression? DBQ 2 What Caused the Dust Bowl? Chapter Summary Chapter 14 Chapter Summary Chapter 15 7 Formative s-quizzes