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“Like food, clothing had to last. In better times, Andy had worn knickers, socks that covered his knees, hard leather shoes, a shirt, a jacket, and a cap. Now, as he outgrew these clothes, he had to wear his brother’s old clothes.”

K-W-L

You will be completing a K-W-L on The Great Depression. Think about what you know, what you want to know, and finally what you have learned. Use the following words to help you come up with questions you would like answered for the “W” column:

Who, What, Where, When, Why and How

What I Think I KNOW

What I WANT to Know

What I LEARNED

After reading the text and gaining an understanding of your topic, go back to the "K" column and see if any of the ideas you “thought you knew” were inaccurate. Check any of them that are inaccurate, according to the text. Rewrite any of your statements that were inaccurate so they are correct. Then go to the “L” column and begin grouping or categorizing what you have learned.

Internet Workshop for The Great Depression

This internet workshop will introduce you to our book Bud, Not Buddy. This book takes place in Michigan during the Great Depression. You will have an opportunity to explore information on the Internet. Take notes in your Internet Journal. Come prepared to share your information at our workshop session. We will discuss possible ways of presenting your information (Inspirations, PowerPoint, Poster, Graphic Organizer, What Am I Poem, Who Am I Poem, or I Poem). http://www.graphic.org/index.html.

Remember when you are presenting your information, it is good to make sure you have covered Who it is about, What happened, Where, When, Why, and How .

1. Go to the bookmark I have set for the Wall Street Crash and the Depression

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/usa/6wallstreetcrashanddepressionrev1.shtml Now Click on each of the sites below. Read about several of the causes that are of interest to you. Take notes and be ready to share some of the causes and outcomes (effects) of the depression during workshop.

2. Go to the kids thinkquest http://library.thinkquest.org/J001569/

You will click on the Dow Jones Industrial Average | Stock Market Crash | to find out some important information. This will help us to better understand how our country ended up in a depression. You will then click on Whose Fault Is It? to find how all of this information comes together. Take good notes and be ready to share with us all of the information you uncovered.

Reciprocal Teaching Puzzles with a Partner

See a complete description of Reciprocal Teaching at : http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/atrisk/at6lk38.htm

Choose Either: Predictor/Clarifier or Summarizer/Questioner

Be sure to switch roles after each section.

Section 1

Roles: _______________________________

An American Family and Moving

Section 2

Roles: _______________________________

Food and Clothing

Section 3

Roles: _______________________________

School and Passing the Time

Section 4

Roles: ______________________________

Helping and Hoping and A New Deal