Classroom Based Assessment

The GreatDepression

Pg. 1: Economy/Background 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: Stock Market Crash Buying on credit Depression cycle Failure of banks

Economy Paragraph Outline

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

Historical Question

The Great Depression dramatically changed American politics, society, and culture. Which of these changes was the MOST important for Washingtonians?

This is your opinion, but you must back it up with facts from primary and secondary sources.

Take a Position

Are you going to focus on SOCIAL, CULTURAL, or POLITICAL change? Choose one.

Look through all your notes on primary sources. Select THREE primary sources that will support your topic (social, cultural, or political).

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!

Pg. 2: Position Paragraph In this paragraph, you will identify your

topic and explain why it is the most important change/result of the Great Depression.

Possible paragraph starters: The Great Depression’s most important effect on Washington was….

What reasons can convince others that the specific change you identified was the most important?

Position Paragraph Outline

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!

Pg. 3 – Primary Source #1

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.

Pg. 4 – Primary Source #2

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.

Pg. 5 – Primary Source #3

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.

Pg. 6 – Then & Now

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….

Compare/Contrast

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

Pg. 7 - Bibliography

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.