Social Science US History Unit __________________

Helix Charter High School2000 2001 2002 2003captured Nov 8, 2002

US History Unit: TheGreatDepression/Cloud/Weber/Sutton

Competencies

Demonstration

Performance/Standards

Students will examine and describe the causes of the Great Depression.

Students will be able to compare and contrast President Hoover and

Roosevelt in terms of the programs they created, to end the depression, as well as describe some of the motivational factors behind their approach.

Students will be able to describe the

effects of the depression on different

segments of society.

Students will know the critics of the

New Deal and their impact.

Students will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of the New Deal and its impact upon society today.

Students will be able to demonstrate the importance of people, places and ideas from this unit.

Students will analyze and evaluate

information taken from a variety

formats and be able to apply this

information within the writing process.

People, places and terms you will be expected to master:

Depression, recession, Bull market, Bear market, credit, debt, deflation, inflation, Stock market. Philip A. Randolph, Dust Bowl, Farm Security Administration, The New Deal, Federal Reserve Act, fireside chats,

Students will pass an objective test, at a minimum proficiency of 60%.

Students will complete a written exam, according to the Helix Writing Rubric at a level of 3 or better.

Other Possible Assessments Tools

Students will complete an Oral

History Project, at a grade of 60% or better which will be graded according

to the Oral History Rubric.

People, places and terms you will be expected to master continued:

Bank failures, stock market, bank run, Wall Street, Bonus Army, Civilian Conservation Corp, John Steinbeck, Tennessee Valley Authority, Wagner Act, Works Progress Administration, Dorothea Lange, Woody Guthrie, Richard Wright, Huey P. Long, Father Coughlin, "Share our Wealth," Scottsboro boys, Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Schechter v. United States, Francis E. Townsend, GNP. GDP. "buying on the margin,"

Grapes of Wrath, Hooverville, President Hoover, President Franklin Roosevelt (FDR) National Recovery Administration, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Social Security Act, Business Cycle, investment, stocks, speculation, mortgage, interest rates

Competencies	Demonstration Performance/Standards
Students will examine and describe the causes of the Great Depression. Students will be able to compare and contrast President Hoover and Roosevelt in terms of the programs they created, to end the depression, as well as describe some of the motivational factors behind their approach. Students will be able to describe the effects of the depression on different segments of society. Students will know the critics of the New Deal and their impact. Students will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of the New Deal and its impact upon society today. Students will be able to demonstrate the importance of people, places and ideas from this unit. Students will analyze and evaluate information taken from a variety formats and be able to apply this information within the writing process. People, places and terms you will be expected to master: Depression, recession, Bull market, Bear market, credit, debt, deflation, inflation, Stock market. Philip A. Randolph, Dust Bowl, Farm Security Administration, The New Deal, Federal Reserve Act, fireside chats,	Students will pass an objective test, at a minimum proficiency of 60%. Students will complete a written exam, according to the Helix Writing Rubric at a level of 3 or better. Other Possible Assessments Tools Students will complete an Oral History Project, at a grade of 60% or better which will be graded according to the Oral History Rubric. People, places and terms you will be expected to master continued: Bank failures, stock market, bank run, Wall Street, Bonus Army, Civilian Conservation Corp, John Steinbeck, Tennessee Valley Authority, Wagner Act, Works Progress Administration, Dorothea Lange, Woody Guthrie, Richard Wright, Huey P. Long, Father Coughlin, "Share our Wealth," Scottsboro boys, Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Schechter v. United States, Francis E. Townsend, GNP. GDP. "buying on the margin," Grapes of Wrath, Hooverville, President Hoover, President Franklin Roosevelt (FDR) National Recovery Administration, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Social Security Act, Business Cycle, investment, stocks, speculation, mortgage, interest rates