Roaring TwentiesAll 5 grade bands · K-2 through APFree download

1928

Lesson plan.

Herbert Hoover vs Al Smith — Republican Herbert Hoover won in a landslide over Democrat Al Smith, the first Catholic presidential nominee of a major party. Anti-Catholic prejudice, Smith's opposition to Prohibition, and Coolidge-era prosperity all worked against Smith, who lost several traditionally Democratic Southern states. Hoover promised continued prosperity but the stock market crashed in October 1929, just eight months into his term, triggering the Great Depression that would doom his presidency.

In 1928, Herbert Hoover (Republican) won the U.S. presidency. Herbert Hoover took 444 of the 531 electoral votes to Al Smith's 87. Herbert Hoover led the national popular vote with 58.21%. The race falls within the Roaring Twenties era; the lesson packets below dig into its central debates, with Prosperity among the major themes.

What is in each packet

Cover

Cycle metadata + band eyebrow

Lesson plan

Instructor — timing, materials, standards

Reading

Sized to grade band (K-2: ~250 words → AP: ~650)

Background

Curated cycles — 5-7 vocab terms + primary-source excerpt

Student worksheet

K-2: 3 questions → AP: 8, mixed format

Answer key

Instructor — rationale on every item

Discussion prompts

3 prompts tied to era

DBQ (AP only)

Long-essay + 5-point rubric + second source

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K-2
Story
4 pp
20 min
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3-5
Reading
5 pp
35 min
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6-8
Reading
6 pp
50 min
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9-12
Source
8 pp
75 min
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AP
DBQ
12 pp
105 min
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