February 22, 2016

Creation of the Welfare State: Great Depression & New Deal

Tasks: 

• Review: What are the problems that emerge from the Great Depression?
• High unemployment
• Failing farms, industry, and banks
• Home foreclosures
• Fear among Americans
• Using your notes, How did the Hoover administration respond?
• Write your response to this question in your notes.

How have people come to view Hoover and his actions in response to the Great Depression?

• Listen to the song "We'd Like to Thank You Herbert Hoover" from Annie musical.  
• What is the tone of the song?
• What can we infer about the mood of the country?
• Historian analysis
• What is the argument about Hoover made by the historians, Hofstadter and Jeansomme?
• Are their interpretations of Hoover positive or negative?  What evidence in the text can you use as support? 
• Segue to the Election 1932
• Significance of election 
• Democrats win in landslide victory
• Shifting electorate - African Americans & women vote Democrat
• FDR inaugurated into office, and brings with him enthusiasm & experimentation
• Task: New Deal Program Answers to these questions should be in your notes.  
• Describe the purpose of the "Relief" programs, and explain how ONE piece of legislation fulfilled the intended goal.
• Describe the purpose of the "Recovery" programs, and explain how ONE piece of legislation fulfilled the intended goal.
• Describe the purpose of the "Reform" programs, and explain how ONE piece of legislation fulfilled the intended goal.

February 19, 2016

Creation of the Welfare State: Great Depression and New Deal

Tasks:

• Introduce inquiry: How did the role and function of the federal government change in response to the economic needs of the citizens?
• The Great Depression is unlike any economic calamity the country has ever faced.  As a result, the role and function of the federal government will begin to change.  The inquiry asks you to determine how the government's role and function changes.
• Focus of class today will be Hoover's response: How did Hoover's administration respond to the problems of the Great Depression?
• Source analysis - Today we will work on sourcing documents that moves beyond a simple "SOAPStone."  The College Board expects you to analyze at least 4 documents on the DBQ.  
• Discuss the characteristics of the source analysis using my example for Document 1 in the Hoover text set.
• Work together in small group to complete a source analysis on Hoover primary sources (#2-4).
• Choose ONE component of analysis (POV-CAP), and write your document analysis response on a separate sheet of paper.

February 18, 2016

Welcome, Ms. Grande!  

Today, we will be on an in-school field trip to the library to meet Ms. Grande during periods 5 & 6.

February 17, 2016

Creation of the Welfare State: Great Depression and New Deal

Tasks:

• Use notes to answer: "What was the Republican vision of "normalcy?"
• Identify characteristics of Republican presidents in 1920s - Harding, Coolidge & Hoover.
• Major point: There was much prosperity in the 1920s, as the standard of living improved for many Americans.  However, beneath the surface of the prosperity, significant structural weaknesses existed in the economy.
• What caused the Great Depression?  
• List the causes of the Great Depression.
• How does each cause contribute to a weakening economy?
• Example: Throughout the 1920s, there was an uneven distribution of income.  This disparity between the rich and poor weakens the purchasing power of many Americans.  A weakening purchasing power means that more Americans are unable to purchase the mass produced consumer goods.
• If the stock market crash of 1929 did not cause the Great Depression, then why do so many people remember it?
• The memory of 1929 is dramatic for many Americans because there is a distinct before and after.  People remember the prosperity, and after the stock market crash, there is a distinct difference in American life.

February 16, 2016

Field Trip to Library!

Today, we will be in the library periods 4 - 8 to work on our first meeting with the freshmen.

Use this link to access the agenda for the meeting.

February 12, 2016

February 10, 2016

Continue working on finalizing documents for field trip on Tuesday 2/16.