Assignment BINGO: Black Friday: The Stock Market Crash of
1929Directions: Choose four activities in a BINGO design. You may
complete activities moving horizontally, vertically, diagonally, or
4-Corners. Try to attempt activities from all 4 levels.I choose
activities #_________, #_________, #___________, and
#__________.Beginning0-1Developing1-2Advancing2-3Mastering3-4
1. Create a social media account for the 1929 Crash (Twitter,
Facebook) and use live updates to describe events of the crash as
they occur.2. Pretend you are an investor who lost all but your
last $1,000 in the crash. Using prices from this time period, write
a budget for how you will feed your family of six for the next
month.3. Pretend you have been sent back in time to warn the public
about the market crash. What would you tell them? What advice would
you give them to help avoid the crisis? Use the class as your
audience.4. Compare the events of the 1929 Stock Market Crash with
the 2008 collapse of the housing market. What patterns exist
between the two? What differences exist?
5. Identify three causes of the stock market crash of 1929. This
can be written or verbalized with your teacher.6. Find a music
video or a song that you think describes the events of the market
crash. Do a review of the song and why you think it relates to
these events.7. Working in small groups of 2-4, stage a brief
newscast that covers the crash. Include an interview with an
investor or a banker.8. Develop three essay questions about the
crash that could be asked on the unit test. Then compose responses
for each that would be considered an A answer.
9. Design a poster that uses images and words to list the
details of the market crash.10. Compose a poem from the perspective
of an investor who just lost all of his/her money in the market
crash.11. Create a study guide for your classmates that reviews the
concepts, vocabulary, and events of the crash.12. Pretend you are
the President. Address your classmates with the measures you are
proposing to solve the crisis and prevent the depression.
13. Using vocabulary words and definitions from this unit,
create a crossword puzzle. You should have at least 5 words moving
up-down and 5 words moving across.14. Develop a timeline of the
events that lead up to the crash. Include images from the days of
the crash. This may be drawn or created with a web tool such as
Prezi.15. Choose a topic related to the market crash and lead a 4-5
minute discussion with your classmates. Include 2-3 essential
questions that must be answered during the discussion.16. Construct
a graphic organizer comparing how the crash affected the economies
and governments of the U.S., Germany, England, and U.S.S.R.
