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//6.01 Gloom and doom… The Great Depression sets in and no one was ready for this one.//

In this lesson, I want students to learn the causes and effects of the Great Depression and the impact it had on North Carolinians. The main focus of the lesson would be on the New Deal and how its programs affected the people of North Carolina. For example, the Agriculture Adjustment Administration (AAA) program negatively effected the lives farmers and sharecroppers in North Carolina. African Americans in North Carolina received inadequate federal relief during the Depression. I would put together a slideshow on PowerPoint or showing how the New Deal and it’s programs had different effects on different groups of people. After showing the PowerPoint, I will encourage a class discussion, where students can express their opinions on these issues. After students were given background knowledge on the causes and effects of the Great Depression, I would give students certain roles. One half of the students would be tenant farmers and the other half would be African American sharecroppers. I would instruct each group of students to write a letter to President Roosevelt explaining the long-term effects specific programs of the New Deal have had on their economic state and lives in general. The letters should be very detailed and explain how certain programs are effecting their lives. I will determine how well the students learn the information by encouraging many details in the letter, as well as their participation during the class discussion.