Herbert Hoover

American Presidents

Int – Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this lesson, students read a short biography about the 31st president of the US. They learn and review new vocabulary and discuss the Great Depression.

Focus

academic
reading
writing
interpretive

Vocabulary

humanitarian
orphan
geology
peasant
wipe out
on the front lines
stock market
leery
collapse
shantytown
famine
A spinning paper plane