Instructional Activities

These resources include instructional activities designed for students that align with Common Core Standards for history/social studies for 9th grade.
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This unit guides students on a journey through the Depression Era in the 1930s. Activities familiarize the students with Southern experiences through the study of the novel and African American experiences through the examination of primary sources.Students gain a sense of the living history that surrounds the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird. " NJ.SS.6.1.12.;	6.1.12.C.9. High School Literature, High School Reading, 6th Grade Reading, High School Ela, High School English, Teaching High School, Teaching Reading, Teaching Ela, American Literature
Overview - To Kill A Mockingbird - Lesson Plan | Teacher Resources
This unit guides students on a journey through the Depression Era in the 1930s. Activities familiarize the students with Southern experiences through the study of the novel and African American experiences through the examination of primary sources.Students gain a sense of the living history that surrounds the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird. " NJ.SS.6.1.12.; 6.1.12.C.9.
A stock market crash simulator designed by Oregonian teachers, Chelsea Murray and Gina Smith. Students get to play the roles of bankers and buyers then exchange currency in a manner that will simulate a stock market crash like the one that occurred in 1929. Indicator #: 6.1.12.C.9.a and 6.1.12.C.9.d. Financial Ratio, Financial Health, Financial Success, Wordpress, Define Success, Dividend Stocks, Bear Market, Warren Buffett, Banks
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A stock market crash simulator designed by Oregonian teachers, Chelsea Murray and Gina Smith. Students get to play the roles of bankers and buyers then exchange currency in a manner that will simulate a stock market crash like the one that occurred in 1929. Indicator #: 6.1.12.C.9.a and 6.1.12.C.9.d.
CommonLit: The Great Depression article offered with Guided Reading Mode to help with vocabulary. Includes information about the global impact and FDR's New Deal. Interesting and relevant "paired texts" are available. NJ CC 6.1.12.D.9.a; 6.1.12.A.10.b Managing Depression, Great Depression, Gate Coaching, Depression Pictures, Survival Blog, Economic Collapse, Highly Sensitive People, Thing 1, Unemployment
CommonLit | The Great Depression by Mike Kubic | CommonLit
CommonLit: The Great Depression article offered with Guided Reading Mode to help with vocabulary. Includes information about the global impact and FDR's New Deal. Interesting and relevant "paired texts" are available. NJ CC 6.1.12.D.9.a; 6.1.12.A.10.b
New Deal & Great Depression lesson plans and activities for 9th graders. One activity suggests, "Have students work with a partner or individually to create a New Deal “alphabet soup” poster to promote one of the New Deal agencies created to provide relief from the Great Depression." Indicator #: 6.1.12.A.10.b and 6.1.12.C.9.d. Wigan Athletic Fc, History Lesson Plans, What Is Anxiety, Depersonalization, Hope Poster, Shepard Fairey, Appreciation, Dortmund
New Deal & Great Depression lesson plans and activities for 9th graders. One activity suggests, "Have students work with a partner or individually to create a New Deal “alphabet soup” poster to promote one of the New Deal agencies created to provide relief from the Great Depression." Indicator #: 6.1.12.A.10.b and 6.1.12.C.9.d.
Great Depression Farming and Dust Bowl Webquest Students will gain basic knowledge about farming practices and the impact of the Great Depression on rural America. The webquest uses a great website to let students learn about farming during the 1930s. NJ CC 6.1.12.B.9.a Social Studies Lesson Plans, 6th Grade Social Studies, Student Learning, Teaching Info, Creative Teaching, Teachers Pay Teachers Free
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Great Depression Farming and Dust Bowl Webquest Students will gain basic knowledge about farming practices and the impact of the Great Depression on rural America. The webquest uses a great website to let students learn about farming during the 1930s. NJ CC 6.1.12.B.9.a
Interesting and useful site with ideas for lesson plans. Site states that plans are, "adaptable for grades 3-12" and that, "This lesson plan is aligned to Common Core State Standards. Indictor #: 6.1.12.D.9.b and 6.1.12.B.9.a. Depression Medication, The Great, Common Core State Standards, Research Paper, Free Resume, Social Studies, Sample Resume
Great Depression Lesson Plan: U.S. History | BrainPOP Educators
Interesting and useful site with ideas for lesson plans. Site states that plans are, "adaptable for grades 3-12" and that, "This lesson plan is aligned to Common Core State Standards. Indictor #: 6.1.12.D.9.b and 6.1.12.B.9.a.
Mapping activity created by the National Archives. Students examine primary source photographs from the New Deal agencies and map them. Supports NJ Standard 6.1.12.A.9.a. Map Activities, Primary Sources, National Archives, Common Core Standards, Instruction, Photographs, Students, Deal
Where Was the New Deal?
Mapping activity created by the National Archives. Students examine primary source photographs from the New Deal agencies and map them. Supports NJ Standard 6.1.12.A.9.a.
A classroom activity created by the National Archives that makes connections between the Federal Government and the School Lunch Program during the great depression. Aligns with NJ Standard 6.1.12.A.9.a. A Classroom, Classroom Activities, Tools For Teaching, Making Connections, School Lunch, Online Tools
The School Lunch Program and the Federal Government
A classroom activity created by the National Archives that makes connections between the Federal Government and the School Lunch Program during the great depression. Aligns with NJ Standard 6.1.12.A.9.a.
This would be a fantastic learning exercise to utilize in a classroom. With the topical/controversial issue of immigration on the news every night, a comparison activity would be a great way for 9th graders to compare modernity to the Great Depression. Indicator #: 6.1.12.D.9.b, 6.1.12.A.9.a, and 6.1.12.D.9.a. Information Literacy, 4th Grade Science, Oral History, Cultural Diversity, Library Of Congress, Teacher Resources
Overview - Immigration and Migration: Today and During the Great Depression - Lesson Plan | Teacher Resources
This would be a fantastic learning exercise to utilize in a classroom. With the topical/controversial issue of immigration on the news every night, a comparison activity would be a great way for 9th graders to compare modernity to the Great Depression. Indicator #: 6.1.12.D.9.b, 6.1.12.A.9.a, and 6.1.12.D.9.a.
Students take charge of a simulated economy and apply lessons learned to the economy during the Great Depression. Classroom resources available for educators. Supports NJ Standard 6.1.12.C.9.a, b, & c. Classroom Resources, Take Charge, Monetary Policy, Simulation Games, Lessons Learned
Chair the Fed Game
Students take charge of a simulated economy and apply lessons learned to the economy during the Great Depression. Classroom resources available for educators. Supports NJ Standard 6.1.12.C.9.a, b, & c.
This lesson plan's objective is for students to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of FDR's "Fireside Chats." Aligns with RI.9-10.9. President Roosevelt, President Obama, Document Based Questions, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Presidential Libraries, Marketing Technology, American Veterans, French President, People
Lesson 1: FDR's Fireside Chats: The Power of Words
This lesson plan's objective is for students to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of FDR's "Fireside Chats." Aligns with RI.9-10.9.
Up from the Dust online game, app also available on iPad. Student's experience life during the Great Depression and develop critical thinking, problem solving, and literacy skills. When used with other resources, most closely aligned with RH.9-10.4 and  6.1.12.D.9.b. Educator's guide available. School Grades, School Days, School Stuff, History Teachers, Us History, Teaching American History, Math Blog, Education Help
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Up from the Dust online game, app also available on iPad. Student's experience life during the Great Depression and develop critical thinking, problem solving, and literacy skills. When used with other resources, most closely aligned with RH.9-10.4 and 6.1.12.D.9.b. Educator's guide available.
https://www.archives.gov/files/education/lessons/worksheets/cartoon_analysis_worksheet.pdf  Students analyze political cartoons (copy and paste URL for PDF analysis worksheet), learn to determine point of view, perceived message, topics discussed, how POV may affect political cartoonists. Supports RI.9-10.1, 9-10.2, 9-10.4, 9-10.6, 9-10.8. Political Cartoon Analysis, Political Cartoons, 2nd Grade Worksheets, Printable Worksheets, Divisibility Rules Worksheet, Commas In A Series, Inductive Reasoning, Fourth Grade Math, Sound Words
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https://www.archives.gov/files/education/lessons/worksheets/cartoon_analysis_worksheet.pdf Students analyze political cartoons (copy and paste URL for PDF analysis worksheet), learn to determine point of view, perceived message, topics discussed, how POV may affect political cartoonists. Supports RI.9-10.1, 9-10.2, 9-10.4, 9-10.6, 9-10.8.