Name
CHAPTER
Date
14
Lesson Plan
Chapter Opener; Section 1 (pages 462–471)
The Nation’s Sick Economy
Section 1 Objectives
1. Summarize the critical problems threatening the American
economy in the late 1920s.
2. Describe the causes of the stock market crash and Great
Depression.
3. Explain how the Great Depression affected the economy in
the United States and throughout the world.
RESOURCES
Introduce the Chapter
Interpreting the Photograph: Food line
Chapter Time Line
■ PE, pp. 462–463
■ TE, p. 462 Time Line Discussion
Interact with History
■ PE, p. 463
Focus & Motivate
Discuss Main Idea and Terms & Names
Instruct
Read the section
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■ PE, pp. 462–463
■ PE, p. 464
■ PE, pp. 464–471
■ Unit 4 In-Depth Resources: Guided Reading, p. 41
■ Building Vocabulary, p. 44
Discuss key questions
■ TE, pp. 464, 467, 469
Economic Background: Uneven Income
Distribution, 1929
■ PE, p. 466
Analyzing Political Cartoons
■ PE, p. 467
Now & Then: New York Stock Exchange
■ PE, p. 468
Infographic: Depression Indicators
■ PE, p. 470
World Stage: Global Effects of the
Depression
■ PE, p. 471
Tracing Themes
■ TE, p. 465
Skillbuilder Lesson: Interpreting Graphs
■ TE, p. 470
■ Unit 4 In-Depth Resources: Skillbuilder Practice,
p. 52
Primary Sources: The Stock Market Crash;
Political Cartoon
■ Unit 4 In-Depth Resources, pp. 51–52
The Great Depression Begins 109
Lesson Plan for The Nation’s Sick Economy continued
RESOURCES
Cross-Curricular Links
Economics: Economic Research or
Depression; Creating a TV Special
Geography: Growth of Electricity
Differentiating Instruction
Less Proficient Readers: Analyzing Causes
and Effects
■ TE, pp. 466, 469
■ Integrated Assessment Book
■ Geography Transparency GT22
■ TE, p. 465
■ Reading Study Guide, pp. 141–142
Gifted and Talented Students: Creating a
Political Cartoon
■ TE, p. 467
■ Integrated Assessment Book
Students Acquiring English/ESL
■ Access for Students Acquiring English, pp. 160, 163
■ Spanish Reading Study Guide, pp. 141–142
Integrate Technology
Electronic Teacher Tools
Test Generator
■ Section 1 Quiz
Electronic Library of Primary Sources
■ New York Times, On Minding Your Own Business,
1929
America’s Music CD
■ Track 22, “Backwater Blues,” 1927
■ Track 23, “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” 1932
Using the Internet
■ classzone.com
■ PE, p. 471
Section 1 Quiz
■ Formal Assessment, p. 262
Reteaching Activity
■ TE, p. 471
■ Unit 4 In-Depth Resources, p. 46
Block Scheduling Options
Cooperative Learning: Popular Music of the
1930s
Critical Thinking: The Great Depression
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■ TE, p. 468
■ Integrated Assessment Book
■ Critical Thinking Transparency CT22
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Assess & Reteach
Section 1 Assessment