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F.D.R. and the New Deal Lesson PlanF.D.R. and the New Deal Lesson Plan
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F.D.R. and the New Deal

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Discover 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.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the new deal, franklin d. roosevelt, the works progress administration, herbert hoover, the great depression, the presidency of franklin d. roosevelt

Additional Tags

wpa, great depression, herbert hoover, new deal, hundred days, social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Include class time for groups to research their assigned New Deal program and work on the poster assessment

Classroom Considerations

  • Review the materials list to confirm which copies need to be made and where to queue recordings
  • Requires display of a presentation 

Pros

  • Opportunity for primary source (inaugural address) and secondary source (TIME magazine article) analysis
  • All materials needed for source analysis and group assignment included

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.5

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