LESSON PLAN

Name: Joshua Cibik Date: 2/2/23 Lesson Start and End Time:
Thursday
Academic Area: Grade Level: 10 Co-op initials with date:
International Studies I
Pre-Instruction Planning
Topic Keynote Day 1 Intro & 1st Cause
PA Anchor/Standard or Standard - 8.1.9.A: Compare patterns of continuity and change
Eligible Content over time, applying context of events.

Standard - 8.3.9.C: Analyze how continuity and change have

impacted the United States.
 Belief systems and religions
 Commerce and industry
 Technology
 Politics and government
 Physical and human geography
 Social organizations

Lesson Objectives  Students will be able to learn about the Great Depression
and its first cause by completing questions and creating
their own cyclical effect charts on Keynote Day 1.

Materials  Keynote slides 1-6, Keynote Day 1 (Schoology),

clicker, laptop, student iPads, CrashCourse link: The
Great Depression: Crash Course US History #33 -
YouTube (play until 3:29)
Planning for Learners Differentiation:
 I will differentiate the content by using a PowerPoint
to lecture, play a video introducing the topic, and
have students create a cyclical effect chart.

 I will differentiate the process by having students

answer keynote day 1 questions related the content
on which I will lecture.

Modifications/Accommodations:
 Modified grading will be done for students with an
IEP.
Lesson Presentation Note: Highlighted words mean turn to the next slide on the
Keynote
Introduction  “What would you do if one day life was good and
you had abundant food, engaged in luxurious
activities like movies and plays, and had a good
amount of money stored in the bank. Then, next
day you wake up and lost all of your money that
was stored in the banks and lost all means of
providing for yourself and your family?”

 “How would that make you feel? What would you

do? How would you provide for not only yourself
but for your family?”

 This situation is what many people faced during the

economic and stock market crash in 1929.

 While we currently are not in economic despair to the

extent of 1929, even today the economy is in turmoil
with inflation around 10% and the stock market
looking bearish.

Sequence of activities  Introduce the topic by playing the CrashCourse video

including assessments until 3:29. Video link: The Great Depression: Crash
Course US History #33 - YouTube.

 The video makes a great point about the causes of the

Great Depression being complicated. There are many
factors that contributed to the Great Depression and we
will talk about one of those causes today.

 Before the Great Depression, there was “The Roaring

Twenties.” This was a booming economic time and
prosperity for America.

 Earlier, I mentioned how the stock market today looks

bearish. In the roaring twenties before the crash, the
stock market was very bullish. “What is the difference
between a bear market and a bull market?”

 If no correct answers, explain that bear markets usually

signal a slowdown in the economy, making consumers
less likely to spend and, in turn, lower the GDP.

 In a bull market, companies tend to generate more

revenue, and as the economy grows, consumers are more
likely to spend.
 Bull markets will see rising stock prices while bear
markets will see falling stock prices.

 Explain that laissez-faire economics is “hands-off”

economics with government staying out of the economy.
No regulations or government control.

 Ask students: “Which U.S. President would be

considered laissez-faire Trump or Biden and why?”

 (Explain the differences between Trump and Biden.)

 Overall, the Roaring Twenties was a time of great

prosperity, and wealth for America and Americans.

 Tell students that the big crash followed the roaring

twenties.

 Make connection: Isn’t this kind of like pre-covid

versus post covid? Remember how well the economy
was doing before covid and how well the stock market
performed and then covid hit and the economy collapsed
and went to a standstill? This was an unprecedented
thing to not only happen to America but also to the
world.

 Black Tuesday is the infamous name for the stock

market crash. Remember my example at the beginning of
class about having money one day and nothing the next?
This is what happened to Americans heavily involved in
the stock market.

 Everyone wanted to get involved and get rich fast.

 *Compare it to the GameStop stock and other stocks

people wanted to go all-in and get rich fast…. see how
that worked out?

 The stock market crash was the greatest economic

collapse in America’s history and the Great Depression
that came after it (although not a direct cause) will last
until WWII. (Explain why)
 Explain the photo of the man selling his car at a cheap
price so he is able to provide for his family. Tell
students: Remember I asked you what would you do if
you were in this situation, well this guy would sell his
 car.

 Go into the causes of the Great Depression #1

Overproduction

Cause #1 Overproduction

 Tell students: The video touched on this when talking

about farmers overproducing crops with the help of
mechanization of equipment.

 Explain over production and that the more you have of

something, the less valuable it is.

 Ask students: “if you were the president and had an

overproduction problem hurting your economy what
would you do to solve it?”

 We will get more into solutions later in the unit.

 Explain the examples of Cyclical Effect slide to the class

that is displayed on the PowerPoint.

Lesson Wrap-up  For the remainder of the class, have students create their
own Cyclical Effect chart for their notes. Walk around
and engage students while they are creating their cycle.

 A few minutes before class ends, inform students:

tomorrow we will be doing a game involving the stock
market to get you to understand how the stock market
works and functions.

 Remind students to submit their Keynote Day 1 and

Cyclical charts to Schoology (Assessment Part).
Self-Evaluation This lesson was my first official full-on lesson with a lecture.
Mr. Hazuda taught the first section while I taught the last two.
The second section I taught did not go as well as the third. In the
second section, I felt like I did not clarify certain details as
clearly as I did in the third section. Mr. Hazuda gave me some
advice after I taught the second section that I used in the third
section. When I talked about Trump and Biden in the third
section and laissez-faire economics, I made sure I emphasized
Trump being for big business and having a hands-off approach
since he was a businessman. In the second section, I did not
emphasize the businessman part of Trump. Overall, teaching
across multiple sections allows me to reflect, get advice from
my coop, and make improvements in the next section that I
teach. I felt both went well but that I did my best in the last
section I taught since it was my second time that day teaching
that lesson.