FDR and the New Deal – Children’s Book

Directions: In groups of no more than 3, it will be your job to create a children’s book explaining FDR’s “New Deal” and the subsequent opposition to it. You will not only be graded on the content of your book, but also the creativity and artistic ability of your book. Use photos from online if you choose or you can draw your own artwork.

Please divide your book into four separate chapters and please reference each term or concept included:

Introduction: (Optional) – Describe the character of FDR. Who was he? What did he believe about government’s responsibility to the people?

Chapter One: “The First New Deal” – Briefly explain the Great Depression, “First 100 Days”, fireside chats, FDIC, NRA, PWA and TVA.

Chapter Two: “Opposition to the New Deal” –What Democrats said, what Republicans said, the impact of Huey Long and FDR’s attempt to “pack the court”.

Chapter Three: “The Second New Deal” – WPA, Social Security, Wagner Act, collective bargaining and sit-down strikes.

Chapter Four: “The Effects of the New Deal” – impact of women including Eleanor Roosevelt, shift of African Americans from the Republican to Democratic Party, the expanded role of government and the changing role of the President.

I expect each book to be no less than 12 full pages (3 pages per chapter). DO NOT copy sentences directly from the book. PUT THE STORY IN YOUR OWN WORDS!

A rough draft of your book must be approved by the instructor before work can begin on the final draft. I will not give credit to any group that does not first get rough draft approval.

This PROJECT counts the same weight as a TEST grade. It is due on: ______

Here is the standard. Be sure to include all the details that the standard calls for in your book:

SSUSH18 The student will describe Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal as a response to the depression and compare the ways governmental programs aided those in need.

a. Describe the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority as a works program and as an effort to control the environment.

b. Explain the Wagner Act and the rise of industrial unionism.

c. Explain the passage of the Social Security Act as a part of the second New Deal.

d. Identify Eleanor Roosevelt as a symbol of social progress and women’s activism.

e. Identify the political challenges to Roosevelt’s domestic and international leadership; include the role of Huey Long, the “court packing bill,” and the Neutrality Act.