Students explore how the labor movement grew stronger during the Great Depression through laws like the Wagner Act and the rise of unions like the CIO. Activities include quote analysis, cartoon interpretation, and short-response questions to understand how workers used strikes and collective bargaining to demand fair treatment and how the government began to support their rights.
Included in this resource:
Do Now - “No Telling What He’ll Learn” 1937 primary source political cartoon analysis with scaffolding questions
Labor Strength and Worker Power during the Great Depression reading passage with scaffolding questions
The Wagner Act primary source excerpts analysis with scaffolding questions
Application/Closing/Higher-Order Thinking Assessment: How did the Wagner Act and sit-down strikes change the way companies treated workers during the Great Depression?
Answer key for teachers (suggested)
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