Monday, January 10

In Class:

FDR's First Inaugural Address

FDR's First Fireside Chat on the Banking Crisis

PowerPoint: FDR and the New Deal (slides 20-23 covered today)

What were the Goals of the New Deal? (using packet p.218-220)

• On a scrap piece of paper, make a column for each separate goal the reading packet identifies. Then go through each action made during the New Deal and place it under the goal you think it fits under.

C, E and G Periods, HOMEWORK:

Reading, On the First Hundred Days, FDR

As you read, think from the perspective of an American listening to this address in 1933 and trying to understand the changes introduced by the New Deal:

• What proposals would you have supported?
• What would you have disagreed with?
• Do you find FDR effective in explaining the New Deal and gaining support for his initiatives?

B Period Homework: (had time in class to work)

PART I:

Reading, On the First Hundred Days, FDR

As you read, think from the perspective of an American listening to this address in 1933 and trying to understand the changes introduced by the New Deal:

• What proposals would you have supported?
• What would you have disagreed with?
• Do you find FDR effective in explaining the New Deal and gaining support for his initiatives?
• TASK: Write a letter to the editor either expressing your support for the New Deal or arguing against it, offering support for whatever position you take.

PART II:

The Second New Deal (link to GoogleDoc version of the reading packet)

Use p.221 to complete the following questions. Also finish reading the rest of the packet giving you background on opposition to the New Deal.

1. Why did FDR and his advisors see the need for a Second New Deal?
2. Compare and contrast the New Deal and the Second New Deal (in paragraph form please):

• Goals
• Methods
• Measures