Canada and the Great Depression: Complete Unit - Digital and Print!

This unit contains 6 full lessons, 3 summative assessments, and everything you need to teach an engaging GREAT DEPRESSION UNIT for CANADIAN HISTORY!

LESSON TOPICS:

• Stock Market Simulation Game
• Causes of the Great Depression
• Life during the Great Depression
• Canadian Government Responses to the Depression
• New Canadian Political Parties
• Discrimination and Antisemitism in Canada in the 1930s

BIG QUESTIONS for the unit include:

• What was the most important cause of the Great Depression?
• Who's lives were worse during the Depression: employed workers, unemployed workers or farmers?
• Which Prime Minister was worse: Mackenzie King or R.B. Bennett?
• Which new political party offered the best solutions to the Depression?
• To what extent did the Great Depression lead to increased discrimination and intolerance in Canada?

This unit is formatted for both ONLINE LEARNING and FACE TO FACE. It is also perfect for teaching with Google Classroom.

LESSON MATERIALS include Google Slides, primary and secondary source readings, worksheets (Google Docs and printable PDF versions), answer keys, videos, activities, assessments, rubrics and more! All materials are EDITABLE.

ASSESSMENTS included: Political campaign group project, Document-based essay, and Great Depression Quiz. All assessments include full instructions and rubrics.

No textbook or paid resources are required - All readings, videos, primary sources and course materials required for this unit are included. It contains everything you need for your Great Depression in Canadian history unit, requiring about 2 weeks if all resources are used. Just open the lessons and teach!

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