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\nCivics Curriculum Guide\n

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\nThe 10 lessons in the Civics Curriculum Guide series, designed for high schoolers, contain 28 activities focused on important civic topics. Young scholars consider what it means to be an American and a good citizen, examine the Four...\n
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\nThe New Deal: The Works Progress Administration\n

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\nHow did American begin to come out of the Great Depression? Viewers will be intrigued to find one of the answers in this presentation, which details the Works Progress Administration. The slides detail various parts of the WPA with...\n
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\nThe Great Depression and FDR's New Deal\n

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\nFind out about FDR's vision and the New Deal plan that helped pull America out of the Great Depression. The presentation focuses New Deal programs such as the Works Progress Administration, Agricultural Adjustment Administration, and the...\n
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\nThe Works Progress Administration and the New Deal\n

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\nStudents research the Depression Era and how it contributed to the formation of the Works Progress Administration. After research, they create a skit to illustrate life during the Depression and the role of the Works Progress...\n
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\n\"American\n\n
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\nAmerican Lives in Two Centuries:What Is an American?\n

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\nHigh schoolers decide what it means to be an American. In this historical perspectives lesson, students read Crevecoeur's \"Letter from an American Farmer,\" and interviews with everyday Americans from the Works Progress Administration....\n
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\nF.D.R. and the New Deal\n

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\nDiscover how President Franklin D. Roosevelt sought to alleviate the hardships of the Great Depression by analyzing the words of his inaugural address and exploring the various New Deal programs he would later implement.\n
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\nWhy Study Economic Downturns?\n

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\nResearch and connect America's current economic downturn with the 1929 Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression.\n
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\nDepression Era Art: The Federal Arts Project\n

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\nStudents research Depression-era art and WPA arts programs. They discuss the purposes of representational art, list topics that would make good representational art today, and produce a work of art representing a current theme.\n
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\nEnhancing Poetry with American Memories\n

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\nStudents explore poetry using American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project. They compose their own unque \"found poetry\" based on the stories found in the collection.\n
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\nThe Great Depression in North Carolina: Experiences of the People\n

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\nStudents explore the Great Depression. In this research skills lesson, students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary sources. Students write their own WPA interviews after they have examined...\n
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\nFranklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum\n
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\nCivic Holiday Work Sheets\n

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\nEveryone loves a day off, be it a national or statutory holiday or a civic holiday. The final resource in a 10-part civics series features 14 worksheets of the type given to young visitors at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum....\n
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\nZora Neale Hurston, the WPA, and the Cross City Turpentine Camp\n

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\nStudents listen to a statement about Zora Neale Hurston's essay, \"Turpentine\" and discuss if they agree or disagree with it. They work in groups to record information supporting their position.\n
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\nA New Deal for the Arts - WPA Photographs\n

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\nStudents examine school life during the 1930s. They discuss the Great Depression and the New Deal, examine and discuss photographs from the Library of Congress website, and complete a worksheet about school life during the Great Depression.\n
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\nThe Federal Theatre Project\n

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\nYoung scholars research the Federal Theatre Project and assess its accomplishments. Working in groups, they identify both successes and failure of the project and record their findings on a chart. Students explain the credibility of...\n
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\nThe Great Depression\n

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\nStudents examine the time period of the Great Depression. In groups, they discover how the Works Progress Administration helped many workers during this time. Using the internet, they research how the government focused on the arts and...\n
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\nNew Deal Programs: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?\n

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\nYoung scholars research New Deal programs. In this Great Depression lesson plan, students analyze primary sources to develop an understanding of the effects of the depression and how WPA programs and other New Deal programs impacted...\n
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\nWPA Art and Visual Elements of Art\n

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\nLearners recognize the following formal elements om art: visual and tactile texture; shape or contour; value. They create a 2-D or 3-D work of art that embodies this element strongly.\n
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\nThe WPA, Zora Neale Hurston, and the Cross City Turpentine Camp\n

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\nStudents read Zora Neale Hurston's essay \"Turpentine\" and analyze the document using the Document Analysis Worksheet. They determine the author's purpose and point of view and their effects on the text.\n
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\nEx-Slave Narratives and WPA Interviews\n

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\nStudents analyze documents related to slave narratives and slave interviews. They complete a document analysis form to analyze the contnet and historiography of the documents. They write a paragraph detailing when and why the document...\n
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\nEleanor Roosevelt: First Lady, Diplomat, and Activist\n

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\nScholars analyze the impact Eleanor Roosevelt had on not just the nation, but also on the world. Primary sources and video clips help form a picture of the First Lady and her accomplishments. As a final activity, individuals create...\n
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\nA President's Vision: Franklin D. Roosevelt\n

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\nThis poster goes well beyond any traditional worksheet in allowing learners to analyze a variety of primary source documents related to the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt.\n
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\nSunburns and Sore Muscles: Working to Save the Farm During the Great Depression\n

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\nFifth through eighth graders engage in a lesson in which they study working class people during the Great Depression. They work to develop an understanding of the economic developments in Arkansas during the 1930's. Learners access...\n
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\nRadio Program #8: The New Deal\n

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\nPupils identify the projects of the New Deal Programs. They identify the differences and similarities between the CCC and the WPA. Students interview someone who lived during the time period and either participated in the New Deal...\n
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\nBallads for Americans\n

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\n\"Ballad for Americans\" was a song written for performers participating in the Federal Arts Project, during The Depression. Learners will analyze the lyrics of the song and then create informational posters about other Federal Works...\n
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