Grade Level: 8th
Subject: SC History Prepared By: Shemia Yearwood
Monday, March 27, 2017
Indicator 8-6.2:​ Explain the causes and effects of changes in SC and the nation as a whole in the 1920s, including
Prohibition, the destruction caused by the boll weevil, the rise of mass media, improvements in daily life, increases in
tourism and recreation, the revival of the K.K.K, and the contributions of South Carolinians to the Harlem Renaissance
and the Southern Literary Renaissance.
Focus Question:​ What changes occurred in South Carolina during the 1920’s?
Bell Ringer
1. Describe the economic effect of WWI on SC' economy. (It boosted the economy with higher crop prices
and new military bases being built.)
2. Describe how African American soldiers were treated when they returned from war. (The South was still
racist and some would be murdered, hung in their uniforms even.)
3. Explain why African Americans would volunteer to fight in WWI for the U.S.? (They wanted to fight
and prove they were patriotic and hoped to end discrimination and gain equal rights.)
New Material
1. Mass Media
2. Southern Literary Renaissance
3. Harlem Renaissance
4. Ku Klux Klan
Reinforcement Activity
Complete the ​All That Jazz - Looking for Fun in the 20s​ Worksheet (write the answers in your notebook).
Homework: ​Quiz Wednesday (the 1920s and the Great Depression). Test Monday (WWI, the 1920s, the Great
Depression, and the New Deal)
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Indicator 8-6.3:​ Explain the reasons for depressed conditions in the textile mills and on farms in South Carolina and other
regions of the United States in the 1920s and the impact of these conditions on the coming of the Great Depression.
Focus Question: ​In what ways did South Carolina’s economy struggle in the 1920’s and early 1930’s?
Bell Ringer
1. What happened to the US as a result of entering WWI? (The economy improved and people became very
patriotic.)
2. How did technology change life for people in SC during the 1920's? (More people got electricity and were able to
get appliances that made life easier.)
3. Why did crop prices fall after WWI. (There was overproduction and drop in demand from overseas markets.)
New Material
1. Daily Life after World War I
2. Economy after World War I
3. Population Shifts after World War I
Reinforcement Activity
Watch a short ​clip ​on The Great Depression while completing the guided viewing worksheet.
Homework​: Complete ​The Great Depression - What Crashed and Why?​ worksheet. Quiz tomorrow (the 1920s and the
Great Depression). Test Monday (WWI, the 1920s, the Great Depression, and the New Deal)
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Indicator 8-6.4:​ Explain the effects of the Great Depression and the lasting impact of the New Deal on people and
programs in South Carolina, including James F. Byrnes and Mary McLeod Bethune, the Rural Electrification Act, the
general textile strike of 1934, the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Works Progress Administration, the Public Works
Administration, the Social Security Act, and the Santee Cooper electricity project.
Focus Question: ​What were the effects of the Great Depression and the lasting impact of the New Deal on SC?
Grade Level: 8th
Subject: SC History Prepared By: Shemia Yearwood
Bell Ringer
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New Material
1. The Great Depression
2. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Reinforcement Activity
Assemble and fill-in The New Deal Pamphlet.
Homework​:. Test Monday (WWI, the 1920s, the Great Depression, and the New Deal)
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Indicator 8-6.4:​ Explain the effects of the Great Depression and the lasting impact of the New Deal on people and
programs in South Carolina, including James F. Byrnes and Mary McLeod Bethune, the Rural Electrification Act, the
general textile strike of 1934, the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Works Progress Administration, the Public Works
Administration, the Social Security Act, and the Santee Cooper electricity project.
Focus Question: ​What were the effects of the Great Depression and the lasting impact of the New Deal on South
Carolina?
Bell Ringer
1. How would you describe the effects of prohibition on SC? (It was a failure, crime actually increased.)
2. What mass media did people in SC have and how did it affect them? (People had access to radios and would go
see movies, they felt connected to other parts of the US.)
3. Describe the Southern Literacy Movement. (It included groups like the Charleston Poetry Society which promoted
literature, plays, and poetry by Southern writers.)
4. Which hate group used mass media to increase it influence and membership during the 1920s? (the KKK)
New Material
1. The New Deal
Reinforcement Activity
Divided into 6 groups, students will complete a worksheet answering questions on their assigned New Deal program. Then
each group will briefly present their assigned program to the class.
Programs
1. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) 1933
2. Agriculture Adjustment Administration (AAA) 1933
3. National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) 1933
4. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) 1934
5. Works Progress Administration (WPA) 1935
6. Social Security Act (SSA) 1935
Questions
1. Who was the program intended to help?
2. What was this program intended to do?
3. Does this program fall under the Relief, Recovery, or
Reform Program of Roosevelt’s New Deal? Explain.
4. How successful do you believe this program was at
relieving the economic crisis?
5. How does this program add to your understanding of the
Great Depression?
6. Do you think it still exists today? Should it?
Homework: ​Start study guide. Test Monday (WWI, the 1920s, the Great Depression, and the New Deal)
Friday, March 31, 2017
Review: ​Indicators 8-6.1-6.4
Bell Ringer
1. What movement showcased African American music, art and literature in the 1920's? (Harlem Renaissance )
2. Describe the economy in SC during most of the 1920's. (Agriculture was suffering and people moved to urban
areas where they could get jobs at factories.)
3. What affect did the boll weevil have in SC during the 1920's? (Destroyed crops and would help end cotton
production in SC.)
4. What was the biggest New Deal program in SC? (The Santee Cooper Electricity Program)
Review for test via a game of Jeopardy.
Homework: ​Complete study guide. Test Monday (WWI, the 1920s, the Great Depression, and the New Deal)