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Journal Write: No One Can Make You Feel Inferior

Journal Write:  Write a response to Eleanor Roosevelt's quote, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." What do you think about this idea?  What is an example where this view worked [or didn't work] for you?

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13:3 - Effects of the New Deal

As we exit the Great Depression, let's look at a change in how music reflected popular opinion.

JOURNAL WRITE (5 minutes): How does the government help people during an economic crisis?  What sort of programs or assistance comes to mind?  Write a response and then we will discuss.

Chapter 13 Lesson 3: Effects of the New Deal

• Terms and People (p.412)
  
• Checkpoint (p.413): What impact did the New Deal have on women?
• Checkpoint (p.414): How did the New Deal affect African Americans?
• Checkpoint (p.415): In what ways did the New Deal alter the U.S. policies toward Native Americans?
• Presidential Vote of African Americans, 1932-2004 (p.415): Discuss ways that the African American vote changed over time, based on the chart.
• Checkpoint (p.416): How did New Deal policies affect ethnic and social divisions?
• Government's Role in the Economy (p.417): Transfer Activities #1 & 2
• Thinking Critically (p.418): Besides giving jobs to the unemployed, describe other ways that PWA and WPA projects might have helped local economies.
• Checkpoint (p.421): In what ways did the role of the federal government grow during Franklin Roosevelt's presidency?
• Section 3 Assessment: #4, 5 & 6

There are some other videos, but mostly I just want to look at the first few minutes of each:

13:2 - The Second New Deal

• Note Taking (p.404): Chart
• Checkpoint (p.407): Why did the onset of the depression make it essential to have some form of Social Security?
• Thinking Critically (p.407): Describe four different kinds of benefits that the Social Security system provides today.
• Checkpoint (p.409): How did the New Deal affect trade unions?
• Analyzing Political Cartoons (p.410): #1 & 2
• Checkpoint (p.411): What setbacks did Roosevelt face during his second term as President?
• Section 2 Assessment (p.411): #1, 2, 4, 5, 6
• Respond to FDR's First Fireside Chat (below):
• Why were the Fireside Chats such a big deal to Americans?
• How did FDR speak to the American people that was different from his predecessors?
• How do modern Presidents utilize technology to spread their views?
• What do you think about his explanation of the banking problem?

FDR's First Fireside Chat:

Some great quotes from Eleanor Roosevelt: http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/23/world/europe/the-timeless-wit-roosevelt/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

13:1 - FDR Offers Relief and Recovery

• Checkpoint (p.398): How did FDR's background and actions help build confidence among the American people?
• Thinking Critically (p.399): #1 & 2
• Government Puts People to Work (p.400): If you had been out of work during the depression, what effect might these images have had on you?  Why?
• Checkpoint (p.401): What actions did Roosevelt take during his first hundred days in office?
• Analyzing Political Cartoons (p.401): #1 & 2
• The New Deal: Too Much -- or Not Enough? (p.402): #1 & 2
• Checkpoint (p.403): What were the two major criticisms of FDR's New Deal economic policies?
• Section 1 Assessment (p.403): #4, 5, 6