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Great Depression Lesson Plans by Doug Larson
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- The Hysterical History of the Great Depression
- What if one of the most corrupt judges of the Great Depression put Al Capone on trial?
- Hysterical History Mad-Scripts
- The Stock Market Crash of 1929
- Fill-in Sheet (complete first)
- Script (do no look at until you complete Fill-in Sheet)
- Bonnie and Clyde
- Fill-in Sheet (complete first)
- Script (do no look at until you complete Fill-in Sheet)
- The Stock Market Crash of 1929
- Great Depression on Education World
- Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Great Depression Lesson Plans
- Great Depression on US History Site
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Fake History
Make your own history!
- Hook (Anticipatory Set): Have students play Rock, Scissors, Paper. Ask them where they think the game came from.
- Direct Instruction: Read play "Rock, Sword, Firecracker!" a short comedy about the legend behind the game of Rock, Scissors, Paper.
- Guided Practice: In groups, create ideas for a short play where you make up the history behind something ordinary such as Knock, Knock Jokes.
- Closure: Have students tell about their short play ideas.
- Independent Practice: Students will pick their favorite fake history contest and write a script.
- Follow-up: Groups of students can practice and perform a student written script for the class.
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The Great Depression
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