1. Agenda February 9
Journal
Finish Economics For Kids
Hoover’s vs. Roosevelt’s Response to the Depression
In Their Own Words
HW: Read “Hoover Defends His Record (1932)” and “Roosevelt Indicts Hoover (1932)” and Answer the accompanying questions
Read Chapter 5 and 6 and complete Reading packet Due Thursday February 19th
Journal: What would you do if you had just purchased a new ipod and, as a joke, a sibling or friend took a sharpie wrote inappropriate or obscene things on it?

2. Agenda Period 5
Teaching Hoover’s vs. Roosevelt’s Response to the Depression
HW: Read “Hoover Defends His Record (1932)” and “Roosevelt Indicts Hoover (1932)” and Answer the accompanying questions
Read Chapter 5 and 6 and complete Reading packet Due Thursday February 19th

3. Teaching
Teach the class about your section and the most significant events that took place.
Explain how each action taken effected Supply and Demand and the GDP
Create a poster that would act as a teaching aid for your section
Create 4 questions about your section that would asses everyone’s knowledge about what you have just taught (you may not use the ones from the book).

4. Reading Groups
Cautious Response to Depression Fails (Omar’s Group)
Hoover Adopts More Activist Policies (Chelsa’s Group)
American’s Protest Hoover’s Failures (Madaline’s Group)
First Hundred Days Provide Instant Action (Dave’s Group)
Extending Social and Economic Reform (Kellie’s Table)
Labor Unions Find a New Energy (Sarah’s Group)
Opposition to the New Deal Emerges (Aaron’s Group)

5. Hoover, FDR and Economics
Compare and Contrast Hoover and Roosevelt’s responses to the depression.
Which response was more successful? Why?
Which response made the best Economics 101 sense?

6. In Their Own Words
Read “Hoover Defends His Record (1932)” and “Roosevelt Indicts Hoover (1932)”
Which is the least convincing part of Hoover’s recital? Why?
What is the most unfair part of Roosevelt's indictment? Why?
Do you agree or disagree with Hoover? Why?
Do you agree or disagree with Roosevelt? Why?
Was Roosevelt really the Hero and Hoover really the Villain of the depression? Why or Why not?