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A People's History of the United States
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Topic: Chapter 15: Self-Help in Hard Times
Grades: 11th Grade Time: ~5 days or ~250 minutes (depending on school activities) & 104 minutes outside of class |
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Chapter 15 highlights that after the end of World War I, there appeared briefly to be the threat of renewed striking and a return to worker agitation. Chapter 15 asserts that in the 1920s, Congress banned most forms of immigration to the US, and a significant constituent for unions disappeared. Furthermore, Chapter 15 attests that pushing back against the situation of the time was a new organization, the Communist Party of the United States. However, Chapter 15 affirms that the death of the United States and citizens' prosperity in 1929 changed everything. Chapter 15 emphasizes that in industries with a strong legacy of trade unionism, the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration was willing to negotiate with workers equally to avoid strikes and disruptions. Chapter 15 substantiates that across the United States, groups of self-help organizations ameliorated the hardship and starvation faced by millions of Americans.
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Formative:
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Multiple Levels of Questions: Primary use: readiness & learning profiles. All questions presented will advance problem-solving skills and responses. This strategy will ensure that all students will be accountable for information and thinking at a high level and that all students will be challenged. In addition, all text will have the ability to utilize text-to-speech technology and visual-audiobook with close-caption capability.
Activity: Chapter 15 Task Overview |