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==﻿The New Deal Acvities: ==

Monday:
In class, we discussed what was happening in the U.S. before Franklin Roosevelt was president now watch the video below titled "The Great Depresssion" to see what it actually looked liked. The Great Depression After watching the video complete the worksheet below to tell who Roosevelt was before he was president, make sure to have it completed, printed and in class Tuesday. This worksheet is worth 10 points.

=Tuesday: = In class we discussed the general feeling of the United States before Roosevelt was elected, we also talked about unemployment, the stock market crash, and the dust bowl problems in the Midwest; I also provided you with some links that give you more information as well. Now you need to complete the worksheet below and give detailed paragraph answers, the more detail the better the grade, please bring it into class Wednesday. This worksheet is worth 10 points.
 * Unemployment 1933
 * Stock Markey Crash
 * Great Depression

Wednesday:
Today you looked up research on Roosevelt's election and got put into groups of 4-5 people. You were instructed to find:
 * How did Roosevelt win the election?
 * 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?
 * State your group's thoughts to why Roosevelt was elected.

Tomorrow you will be sharing your findings and opinions with the class. Everyone in the group needs to participate and this assignment, it is worth 30 points. Below is how the points will be broken down:
 * 15 points: accuracy of facts
 * 10 points: ability to support your opinions
 * 5 points: member participation

Thursday:
In class, you went on the internet and researched the New Deal created by Franklin Roosevelt. You were also assigned to write a 1-2 page paper double spaced, times roman numerial font, with 1 inch margain paper on what the New Deal's purpose was and what did it create. also you were given a New Deal Agency to research and you will need to report and explain that agency tomorrow in class. Below is a link to more pages about the New Deal you may find helpful: Plagiarism will not be accepted for this paper, use your own words and if you are going to use someone else's be sure to credit them properly. This assignment is worth 50 points, the paper will be graded based on accuracy of facts, following the direction listed above as well as spelling and grammar; make sure you have it in class tomorrow.
 * New Deal

Friday:
﻿Today you were put back into groups, you were instructed to propose a revised New Deal plan of what you and your group would do differently if you were Presdident Roosevelt. you need to look at the areas of the plan that did not work. Also you must create two new agencies that you would add to the plan. This needs to be a PowerPoint Presentation and it is due on Tuesday which means you have all weekend to work on it and no one should turn the presentation late. Below I have posted a checklist to the assignment and the rubic, I suggest you check off each item so your sure not to miss anything. make sure to bring a black printed copy of the checklist and rubric for me to use or your presentation will not be graded. Good Luck!! 