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Activity Overview


As students study the events that put the Great Depression into motion and led to the New Deal programs, it's helpful to piece everything together in a visual timeline so they can see the sequence of events. Using a timeline layout, students will identify and describe the major events that led to and occurred during the New Deal. Students should research the numerous economic aspects that led to the Great Depression and include the numerous strategies and programs that the Federal Government undertook to alleviate the harsh struggles faced during the Depression.

For an alternative to the timeline layout, have students create a timeline poster to incorporate into a presentation or gallery walk. You can add more than one template to this assignment to give students lots of options, and update the instructions accordingly.

Possible Events For a New Deal Timeline


  • Stock Market Crash
  • Inauguration of FDR
  • The Dust Bowl
  • Fireside Chats
  • Food Strikes
  • Memorial Day Massacre
  • Passage of FDIC
  • End of Prohibition
  • “First Hundred Days”
  • Publication of Grapes of Wrath
  • Tennessee Valley Authority Enacted


Template and Class Instructions

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Student Instructions

Create a timeline detailing the events that led to the Great Depression and the implementation of the New Deal.

  1. Click "Start Assignment".
  2. Add additional cells as needed.
  3. Identify important events and policies and type them into the titles of each cell.
  4. Describe the events and policies in the description box.
  5. Create an illustration using appropriate scenes, characters, and items.
  6. Save and exit when you're done.

Lesson Plan Reference


Rubric

(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)


Timeline
Create a timeline of important events and people, and explain their significance. Make sure the dates are correct, and the Photos for Class pictures are historically accurate or significant.
Proficient
33 Points
Emerging
25 Points
Beginning
17 Points
Events and Dates
The events chosen for the timeline are significant and important to the overall understanding of the time period. The dates provided are correct.
Most of the events chosen for the timeline are significant and important to the overall understanding of the time period. Most of the dates provided are correct.
Some of the events chosen for the timeline are significant. There may be missing events, or events that are irrelevant. Too many dates may be incorrect.
Explanations/Descriptions
The explanations or descriptions provided for each event are accurate and provide insight into the significance of the events.
The explanations or descriptions provided for each event are mostly accurate and attempt to provide insight into the significance of the events.
There are several glaring inaccuracies in the explanations or descriptions of the events. There may be little or no insight int the significance of the events, or the information provided may be too limited or missing.
English Conventions
There are 0-2 mistakes in spelling, grammar, and mechanics.
There are 3-4 mistakes in spelling, grammar, and mechanics.
There are 5 or more mistakes in spelling, grammar, and mechanics.





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