1920s USA: Causes of the Wall Street Crash & Great Depression 1929.

The purpose of this lesson is to convey the causes of the wall street crash in a student friendly and accessible manner though a series of student led (less teacher talk) tasks.

Hook: students enter and use the displayed picture on the IWB to guess the title of the lesson.

Starter: Students are introduced by the teacher to the lesson’s outcomes and a brief introduction sheet which can be printed off and handed out for support. Students then to watch a video identifying in simple terms the causes of the crash. This is embedded, and students can list the causes they identify.

Main task 1: Students are supplied with some of the main causes of the crash broken down in the form of flash cards. Students to MIX-PAIR-SHARE their cards to remember as many causes as possible. Teacher then takes feedback on the IWB. Alternatively, students could be supplied with one set of flash cards each and could rank order the causes in order of importance or in a Dimond 9 ranking system.

Main task 2: Teacher hands out worksheet - Students record their specific cause from the card they were supplied with on the sheet (Summarizing) Students are then to mix around the room and support each other in completing the rest of their sheet through peer teaching.
There is also the option to categorize into long / short term causes plus rank order in significance. Teacher then can take feedback.

Plenary: Students to summarize the cause of the wall street crash in the form of a tweet to consolidate lessons learning.

All videos are embedded.
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