How Does a Bad Economy Affect the Human

Experience?Name: Anne Jeanette Mendoza

Date: 12/07/2011

Part 1: Background InformationO The Great Depression in New Mexico

O Conducted in a New Mexico history class over a two week span.

O Integrated three content areas: social studies, language arts, arts education

O Grades 10-12O Required course for graduation; provided

good sample of student population

Part II: Needs AnalysisO Why I chose this project:

O Student led teaching approach O Student choiceO Connected curriculum to students’ surroundingsO Enabled students at different academic levels to

reach the same learning goals

Part III: Unit PlanO Essential question: How does a bad economy

affect the human experience?O Three parts: Black Tuesday, Dust Bowl, New

DealO Standards targeted

O Social studies: history, economicsO Language arts: writing, language, researchO Arts education: visual arts, creative process

Part IV. Lesson PlansDay 1: Introduction to Great Depression unit: Hearts ActivityDay 2: Black Tuesday: cause and effectDay 3: Dust Bowl lettersDay 4: The New Deal: Great Depression, Dust Bowl, and New Deal summary paperDay 5: Research for New Deal Project

Part V: Instructional TreatmentO Implementation:

O active participationO Covert and overt thinking

O Differentiation:O giving students choiceO modificationsO monitor and adjust

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Part VI: Data CollectionOAssessment

OChecking for student understanding through active participation

OObserve- monitor and adjustOFormative evaluationsOSummative evaluationsO rubric

Part VII: Assessment Results

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Average grades for New Deal Project

Number of Students with grade

Part VIII: ReflectionO After completing this unit, I learned that giving

students choice in accomplishing their learning goals is easier than I thought it would be.

O The unit helped students learn more about the historical significance of their surroundings, and how events happening today can mirror events in history.

O The unit enabled students at all academic levels to accomplish the same learning goals.