Just what should the federal government do to help low-income citizens find safe and affordable housing? After viewing several video clips on the Department of Housing and Urban Development, including an interview with the current HUD secretary, a speech by Barack Obama, and an interview with a journalist, pupils weigh in on the question. Resource includes links to additional materials, such as the Department of Housing and Urban Development's web page.

Concepts

the federal budget, the federal government, housing, urban development

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Offer videos to discuss the role of the federal government in providing housing
• Evaluate the role of the federal government in solving social problems after viewing some of the videos

Classroom Considerations

• Requires a free C-SPAN Classroom account, or teachers can use the following login credentials: Username: students, Password: C-SPANCLASSROOM
  

Pros

• Profiles a government agency that is not often studied
• Clips are carefully edited and easy to incorporate into instruction

Cons

• Resource does not offer any background materials to assist in instruction

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.6 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.6 RH.11-12.10