Today's class
Spelling City 11:30 am - 12:00 pm- Political vocabulary list.
Social Studies 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm - 2:00pm
- Go to the same group you worked on for May 5:
Group 1: Nelson - House of Rep., Xiomara - President, Kevin - Senate, Katherine - Supreme Court
Group 2: Derli - Supreme Court, Vanessa - Senate, Julian - President, Eric - House of Rep.
Group 2: Derli - Supreme Court, Vanessa - Senate, Julian - President, Eric - House of Rep.
Directions:
1. In your group, list 3 causes of the Great Depression.
2. In your opinion, what could be done to avoid those causes from happening again? Be practical and realistic! Write your answers in complete sentences.
3. List 3 effects of the Great Depression.
4. Your group is the U.S. government. One of you is the President, the House of Representatives, the Senate and the Supreme Court. Come up with a plan to help the country out of the Great Depression. Write in complete sentences.
5. Present your plan to the other group.
6. Turn your plan in. You will be graded on your writing.
Remember how the U.S. Government works. Congress controls the money and passes laws. The Supreme Court interprets laws. The President proposes changes and executes the laws.
Social Studies - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Let's play Jeopardy!
(Great Depression edition)
Most games ask you a question and need an answer. This game gives you the answer, and you come up with what the question was! Each person on the team gives the answer. The team with the highest number of answers wins the round!
Group 1: Jorge, Vanessa, Katherine, Xiomara, Nelson, Maria
Group 2: Derli, Jazer, Jeizel, Eric, Matute, Julian, Kevin
