The+New+Deal+Lesson+Plan

**﻿﻿Title: Roosevelt's New Deal **
=Subject: U.S. History = =Author: Jordan Grushka = =Grade Level: 11th Grade = =﻿Overview: The purpose of this lesson plan is for students to understand what President Roosevelt's New Deal was and how it still affects us today. = =Objectives: =
 * ==Describe who Franklin Roosevelt was and hoe he restored the hope of Americans during the struggle of the Great Depression.﻿ ==
 * ==Discuss what the new programs that the New Deal created.﻿ ==
 * ==Explain how the New Deal was sucessful. ==
 * ==Describe how the New Deal affects the U.S. still today. ==

﻿Materials needed:

 * ==Internet access ==
 * ==Projection screen ==
 * ==PowerPoint ==

Daily Activities and Procedures:
==Day 1: Have the students discuss what was happening in the U.S. before Franklin Roosevelt took the office of PResidetn in MArch 1933. For the studetns to an idea of what the United States was like during the Great Depression, have them watch this video: The Great Depression the video has images and facts of America during 1929-1933. Students will also discuss who Franklin Roosevelt was before he became the 32nd President of the United States. == ==<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Day 2: Discuss with the studetns the general feeling of the U.S. before Roosevelt was elected. What were some of the major problems in the country? What were the major events that were taking place? What was the mood of the country? Discuss unemployment, stock market crash, dust bowl problems of the Midwest, etc. == ==<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Day 3: Have the students research why Roosevelt won the election for President. What were his ideas that lead to his election? Who was his opponent? What political party was he in? What were the election results? Why were people so hopeful of Roosevelt being president? The students will use computers to search for this information. At the end of the class period the students will be divided into groups of 4-5 students. they will discuss in their groups and then present to the class their thoughts on why Roosevelt was elected. == ==<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Day 4: The students will use the Internet again to research the New Deal created by Franklin Roosevelt. They will then be required to write a one page paper on what the New Deal's purpose was and what did it create. Also each student will be given a New Deal Agency to research and report to the class in an oral report explaining what the agency did. == ==<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Day 5: The students will get together in their groups from before again and propose a revised New Deal plam of what they would do differently if they were President Rooselvelt. They'll look for areas of the plan that did not work, they must also create two new agencies that they would add to the plan. They will present this to the class as a group in a PowerPoint presentation. ==

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Assessment:

 * ==<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">At the end of day one the students should be able to give a detailed description of America before Roosevelt and Roosevelt before presidency, making a worksheet that the students can answer would be a good idea to evaluate their comprehension. ==
 * ==<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The students be able to anwer the questions presented in the lesson plan at theend of day two if they cannot they do not fully understand what happened. ==
 * ==<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The work for day three can be evaluated by how in-depth their discussion of their information found is. ==
 * ==<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The one page paper assigned on day four should be a detailed description of the election of Franklin Roosevelt. ==
 * ==<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The group powerpoint presention should be detailed and at least five minutes the slidshow should include pictures, transition, and be professional. They are presenting a new New Deal and they need to be able to back up their ideas. ==

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Next Generation Sunshine State Standards:

 * ==<span class="subinfo1" style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">  SS. 912.A. 1.2: Utilize a variety of primary and secondary sources to idetnify author, historical significance, audience, and authencity to understand to a historical period. This benchmark belongs to: Use research and inquiry skills to analyze American history using primary and secondary sources.   ==
 * ==<span class="subinfo1" style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> SS. 912.A. 1.5: Evaluate the validity, reliability, bias, and authenticity of current events and Internet resources. This benchmark belongs to: Use research and inquiry skills to analyze American history using primary and secondary sources.   ==
 * ==<span class="subinfo1" style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> SS. 912.A.5.1: Discuss the economic outcomes of demoblization. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the effects of the changing social, political, and economic conditions of the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression.   ==
 * ==<span class="subinfo1" style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> SS. 912.A.5.11: Examine casuses, course, and the consequences of the Great Depression and the New Deal. This benchmark belongs to: Analyze the effects of the changing socail, political, and economic conditions of the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression.   ==