The Great Depression & The Dirty Thirties (Reading Through History) - Softcover

The Great Depression & Dirty Thirties is brought to you by Reading Through History. This is a collaborative effort of two Oklahoma classroom teachers with nearly thirty years of teaching experience at the secondary level. It includes 162 pages of student activities dealing with the causes, figures, events, and consequences of the Great Depression. The workbook is divided into ten complete units and includes answer keys for each activity. This is the go-to resource for any U.S. history teacher in need of information or student activities related to the 1930s. This resource manual is sure to be a perfect fit for any classroom, middle school or above, in need of resources for the Great Depression, Dust Bowl, or the 1930s. There are 40 reading lessons in all, and each has several pages of student activities to accompany the reading, including multiple choice questions, guided reading activities, vocabulary exercises, and student response essay questions. Topics include the causes of the Great Depression, Black Tuesday, Hoovervilles, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, The New Deal, the Dust Bowl and much, much more!

Jake Henderson is a graduate of Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, OK, where he earned a BA in History Education. He also has a Master’s Degree in History Education from SWOSU, which he earned in 2004. He has taught US History, World History, AP Government, US Government, Geography, Oklahoma History, and Psychology at the High School level for more than ten years. He currently lives and teaches in Woodward, OK. Robert Marshall also graduated from SWOSU where he earned a BA in History Education. He has taught U.S. History, World History, U.S. Government, Geography, Oklahoma History, World Studies, Art, and Music Appreciation at the middle and high school levels since 1999. He currently teaches at Blanche Thomas High School in Sentinel, Oklahoma.