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A President's Vision: Franklin D. Roosevelt ActivityA President's Vision: Franklin D. Roosevelt Activity
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Humanities Texas
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8th - 11th
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A President's Vision: Franklin D. Roosevelt

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This A President's Vision: Franklin D. Roosevelt activity also includes:
  • At First Glance Worksheet
  • Image Analysis Worksheet
  • Spanish Translation of Poster Narrative
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  • TEKS Correlation
  • Interactive Poster
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This poster goes well beyond any traditional activity in allowing learners to analyze a variety of primary source documents related to the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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CCSS: Adaptable

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social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Project interactive poster (included in resource's materials) to the whole class and analyze documents together as learners express interest and ask questions accordingly

Pros

  • References the Great Depression, the New Deal, and Roosevelt's participation in World War II
  • Primary source documents include not only presidential quotations, but also posters, photographs, and other unique types
  • Excellent resource for source analysis

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.9 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.9

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