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The curriculum begins with a message from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and an introductory essay, "The Great Depression: An Overview," written by David C. Wheelock, a research economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and an expert on the Great Depression.

Some great lessons. I personally will be using some form of Lesson 2 - What Do People Say? (work with 6 letters written from various people in the 20s of the causes of the G.D.) and Lesson 3.What Really Caused the Great Depression? (create a budget sheet before and after the G.D. and identify tradeoffs made. They have pdf.s available as well as smartboard material.

Economics focused lessons on the Great Depression. Some use primary source data. Some sources are fictionalized letters.

1930 Version of the song with no video, only title slides

Jolson's version of the classic song with primary source images illustrating the words. Jolson's rendition has a little more bite, a little less pathos than Bing Crosby's

Text of the fireside chat where FDR announced New Deal legislation and leaving the Gold Standard 

Audio files include excerpts from fireside chats and other economic speeches. Most are three or four minutes, and a few are shorter.  2nd fireside chat announces the New Deal.

Around the 2:50 mark in this home movie clip, FDR, in top hat, begins walking, with difficult to perceive assistance, toward the podium to take the oath of office. Just a minute or so of footage shows how FDR overcome his disability in part.

Pic and caption from National Youth Admin.

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