Notes: The Social Toll of the Great Depression

Give your students an opportunity to gain prerequisite understanding. This activity will help students frame the issues surrounding the social consequences of the Great Depression. Students are asked to read an article, view a letter to Eleanor Roosevelt, and analyze some interesting statistics related to the Great Depression. After or as they read, students will pull key information from the resources and record it on to a notes template.

Everything you need is included with this lesson: directions, article, and a notes template. This activity aligns easily to CCSS and is conducted in a way that allows for all students to be successful.