https://padlet.com/darrickward/history This is a sample course padlet for Dr. Ferrara's Teaching Secondary Social Studies class. en-us 2016-09-15 00:38:17 UTC 2025-12-06 12:20:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png darrickward https://padlet.com/darrickward/history/wish/123942102 More materials will be added momentarily.]]> 2016-09-15 00:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/darrickward/history/wish/123942102 darrickward https://padlet.com/darrickward/history/wish/124487655 The topic of my unit is something that would take only a few days to do, if even that. The topic of my unit will be the Great Depression in America. It will be a brief overview of how the Depression started and how the country was able to get out of it.]]> 2016-09-16 21:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/darrickward/history/wish/124487655 darrickward https://padlet.com/darrickward/history/wish/124488014 One way to bring in economics (which is an aspect of social studies) into my unit is to discuss some economic principle that led to the Great Depression. Students can apply these aspects to their lives and know what NOT to do when spending. Applying lessons learned from the past into students lives is one of the reasons I wanted to be a History teacher.]]> 2016-09-16 21:29:14 UTC https://padlet.com/darrickward/history/wish/124488014 darrickward https://padlet.com/darrickward/history/wish/124488091 Another idea for the unit would be to have students write a poem from the perspective of someone who would have been around in the Great Depression. This would fulfill English standards of Common Core.]]> 2016-09-16 21:30:11 UTC https://padlet.com/darrickward/history/wish/124488091 darrickward https://padlet.com/darrickward/history/wish/124489625 Have political cartoons from the era and have the students write a short essay on what those cartoons mean.]]> 2016-09-16 21:54:21 UTC https://padlet.com/darrickward/history/wish/124489625 darrickward https://padlet.com/darrickward/history/wish/125857820 This could be used as an essay response assignment in my potential History class.]]> 2016-09-22 19:31:36 UTC https://padlet.com/darrickward/history/wish/125857820 darrickward https://padlet.com/darrickward/history/wish/125860010 My second primary source is the First Inaugural Address of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/fdrfirstinaugural.html  ]]> 2016-09-22 19:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/darrickward/history/wish/125860010 darrickward https://padlet.com/darrickward/history/wish/128669941 How does irresponsible spending affect the economy?]]> 2016-10-06 01:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/darrickward/history/wish/128669941 darrickward https://padlet.com/darrickward/history/wish/128670099 History and economics.]]> 2016-10-06 01:20:29 UTC https://padlet.com/darrickward/history/wish/128670099 darrickward https://padlet.com/darrickward/history/wish/128670178 That's the title, don't wear it out!]]> 2016-10-06 01:21:26 UTC https://padlet.com/darrickward/history/wish/128670178 darrickward https://padlet.com/darrickward/history/wish/128670234 Make basic lessons for the lesson.]]> 2016-10-06 01:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/darrickward/history/wish/128670234 darrickward https://padlet.com/darrickward/history/wish/128670325 2016-10-06 01:23:13 UTC https://padlet.com/darrickward/history/wish/128670325