Uncle+Jed’s+Barbershop+reinforcement+Activity

Robin Beavers

Objective: Students will understand how people of color struggled through the Great Depression.

To begin this activity I will have students read the article found with the following link. This link discusses how black people

struggled in particular during the great depression. In Uncle Jed's Barbershop, the Great Depression costed Uncle Jed $300. This

article explains why it was so hard for Uncle Jed to raise that kind of money and how his work ethic played a role in him finally being

able to open a barbershop. The second link gives FAQ's about the Great Depression. Students are to research the Great Depression

during class with trade books I will provide. The FAQ's will be used in a reinforcement Jeopardy game at the end of the week!

Resources: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_events_depression.html Link1 http://www.investmentpostcards.com/2011/08/23/faqs-about-the-great-depression-and-the-great-recession/--- Link 2

Assessment: Once the article is read students will have a take home assignment where they are to interview someone in their family or close to

their family who went through the great depression. They will be assigned to write down or record family responses and discuss this

with the class.

I would suggest having a more formal lesson plan format so teachers can really see what benchmarks and standards are being addressed and have a formal way to plan the lesson for use. ON the front i believe we are supposed to use the new standards so might want to change that. Students Need to be able to have a clear description of what steps they need to do. Maybe you could add some sort of project on the great depression or a presentation about a person in the great depression.