Day 63: 12/13/21 - Building Background Knowledge about the Great Depression

 Good day Rebels,

        Please make sure you have everything you need and sharpen your pencils. Today we will build some background knowledge about the Great Depression.
                                Thank you
                                Mr. Trumble
Do Now:

• Write your homework in your agenda

Homework:

• Read the Article about the Great Depression. Answer questions 1 - 5. Complete T-chart

Activity #1

Building Background Knowledge
to discover

what life was like during the Great Depression

• RI6.1 Cite textual evidence to support what the text says as well as inferences made from the text
• RI6.2 Determine the main idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details.

Title: Bud, Not Buddy
Author: Christopher Paul Curtis
Genre: Historical Fiction
Setting: During the Great Depression
Protagonist: Bud Caldwell

What inferences can you make about the Great Depression by looking at this image & reading the caption?

 Learn(What did you learn?)       Questions(What do you have questions about?)















Building Background Knowledge:

• With a Partner Read the Informational text to help build background knowledge about the key details pertaining to life during the Great Depression. 
• Write notes in the margin, include anything you think is important.
• Underline the details you think are most important.

• How do you think the Great Depression affected children? 
• What would you do if you found yourself living as an orphan during that time period?
• Based on the illustrations and information in the article what inferences can you make about life during the great depression?
• What was the main idea of this article?