Weekly
Syllabus
Week
of Monday, April 5 through Friday, April 9
This
week we will finish up the 1920's and learn about the causes and
effects of the Great Depression. We will begin our study of
America in the 1930's, and finish it up next week.
Please
be aware of the following upcoming events : We will have a major
test covering Chapters 23,
24 & 25 on April 15th (an A-20 day); and we will have our test
on the map of the USA on the following day (Friday, April 16th).
And don't forget that you need to keep turning in notes!
Monday, April
5, 2010 (45 minutes)
Due:
Your first installment of notes. They must be shared
with me via NoodleTools by the start of class.
Topic:
Discussion of the reading.
Homework:
Work on your project.
Tuesday,
April 6, 2010 (50 minutes)
Topic:
Stock markets, the economy and the Depression.
Homework:
Read pp. 709-714 (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
Wednesday,
April 7, 2010 (45 minutes)
Topic:
Discussion of the reading.
Homework:
Read AP&AN pp. 714-720 (Political Pressure and
the Second New Deal)
Thursday,
April 8, 2010 (50 minutes)
Topic:
Discussion of the reading.
Homework:
Read AP&AN pp. 720 (Political Pressure and the
Second New Deal )-724 (Labor).
Please make a careful study of the graphs on page 719, and plan
to memorize, or otherwise be very familiar with the chart on
page 718.
Friday,
April 9, 2010 (45 minutes)
Topic:
Discussion of the reading.
Homework:
Read AP&AN pp. 728 (New Deal in the South)-732
(Limits of the New Deal). Keep working on your notes--you
need to submit a second batch on Monday.
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