The Great
Depression
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Your economy paragraph should be finished
from your time in pods.
6-10 sentences describing the economic
causes (and effects) of the Great Depression
Possible topics to discuss:
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Stock Market Crash
Buying on credit
Depression cycle
Failure of banks
Write a complete (6-10 sentence) paragraph following this format:
Topic Sentence: Tells the overall BIG IDEA of this paragraph
Introduce: Tell one of the causes, in your own words
Evidence: 1 fact or statistic about this cause (cite)
Explain: 1-2 sentences explaining this fact in your own words
Introduce: Tell one of the causes, in your own words
Evidence: 1 fact or statistic about this cause (cite)
Explain: 1-2 sentences explaining this fact in your own words
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The Great Depression dramatically changed
American politics, society, and culture. Which
of these changes was the MOST important
for Washingtonians?
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This is your opinion, but you must back it up
with facts from primary and secondary
sources.
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Are you going to focus on SOCIAL, CULTURAL, or
POLITICAL change? Choose one.
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Look through all your notes on primary
sources. Select THREE primary sources
that will support your topic (social,
cultural, or political).
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Think about why the change (topic) you selected is
the most important and how these sources show it.
Remember,
a primary
source was
created AT
THAT TIME!
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In this paragraph, you will identify your topic and
explain why it is the most important change/result
of the Great Depression.
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Possible paragraph starters: The Great Depression’s
most important effect on Washington was….
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What reasons can convince others that the specific
change you identified was the most important?
Write a complete (6-10 sentence) paragraph following this format:
Topic Sentence: The Great Depression’s most important effect
on Washington was…
Identify some of the effects for your topic. Example:These
social/cultural/political effects included…
Explain why these effects are so important. Example: The
social/cultural/political effects are the most important
because…
Give multiple, convincing, reasons!
Write a complete (6-10 sentence) paragraph following this format:
Topic Sentence: Identify your source
Describe: Briefly describe the source in a detailed sentence of your own
words.
Evidence: Tell about one detail in the picture or quote one line of text.
Explain: In your own words, tell what this detail shows us about the
cultural/social/political effects of the Depression.
Evidence: Tell about one detail in the picture or quote one line of text.
Explain: In your own words, tell what this detail shows us about the
cultural/social/political effects of the Depression.
Write a complete (6-10 sentence) paragraph following this format:
Topic Sentence: Identify your source
Describe: Briefly describe the source in a detailed sentence of your own
words.
Evidence: Tell about one detail in the picture or quote one line of text.
Explain: In your own words, tell what this detail shows us about the
cultural/social/political effects of the Depression.
Evidence: Tell about one detail in the picture or quote one line of text.
Explain: In your own words, tell what this detail shows us about the
cultural/social/political effects of the Depression.
Write a complete (6-10 sentence) paragraph following this format:
Topic Sentence: Identify your source
Describe: Briefly describe the source in a detailed sentence of your own
words.
Evidence: Tell about one detail in the picture or quote one line of text.
Explain: In your own words, tell what this detail shows us about the
cultural/social/political effects of the Depression.
Evidence: Tell about one detail in the picture or quote one line of text.
Explain: In your own words, tell what this detail shows us about the
cultural/social/political effects of the Depression.
 How does studying the Great
Depression help us understand
current events? Think about what is
going on in the economy
today…people losing jobs, losing
their homes, children having to go
without….
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In a paragraph or two (6-10 sentences each),
compare and contrast what you have learned
about the Great Depression, FDR’s New Deal,
and our current economic recession.
 jobless rates
 stock market
 New Deal or American Reinvestment and
Recovery Act
 homeless rates
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On page seven, list (alphabetical order by
author’s last name) your sources. You should
list them all, even if you did not reference
them in your flip book.