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Document Question- The New Deal Lesson Plan

Document Question- The New Deal Lesson Plan

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Document Question- The New Deal

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Young scholars use primary resources in order to investigate the historical New Deal era. They describe the measures about housing instituted in the legislation. An evaluation of the measures is written by students. The incorporation of the primary resource is important to the scoring of the essay assignment.

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the new deal, franklin d. roosevelt, the great depression

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great depression, new deal, Primary Source, social studies

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Grade

9th - 12th

Subjects

Social Studies & History

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Duration

1 hr

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