The New Deal Acts and Administrations Project

Created by Ms. Swegler

With the stock market crash of 1929, the world was thrown into an era known as the Great Depression. It was most widespread and deepest depression of the 20th century. The United States unemployment level went up to 25%. In an attempt to solve the problem, the United States Congress, led by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, enacted several acts of legislation, collectively called the New Deal.

For this project, you will be assigned to a group to research one of the New Deal acts. Together you will create a presentation in Power Point, covering your New Deal Act. Each group member will create and present at least two slides that they researched and created on the subject.

1. Social Security Act 2. Works Progress Administration 3. National Recovery Administration 4. Federal Deposit Insurance Act 5. Civilian Conservation Corps 6. Securities and Exchange Commission

The presentation must include: A. what had been happening during the Great Depression that required the creation of this program [Background] B. what the program entails [Definition of the program] C. what the program did during the 1930’s-1940’s [Results of the program] D. how this program could help the state of Texas out today during the current recession [Application in today’s world] I have attached a rubric on how you will be graded. Power Point Expectations:

Each person in the group is responsible for a minimum of two slides each (make sure you put your name on your slides). You need to make sure that your group covers section A, B, C, and D. You MUST have a Works Cited slide. You may use slide transitions, but absolutely NO animations other than appearing pictures. You may use sound clips if appropriate to the slide (this can include music from the 1930’s). There needs to be a picture on EVERY slide.

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Power Point In depth information that Has in depth Is not in depth, but is Minimal information that Accuracy is completely accurate information but some accurate information. is not accurate throughout the entire may be inaccurate. Includes a work cited information. Does not presentation. Includes a Includes a work cited slide. include a work cited work cited slide. slide. slide. Power Point In depth, lists how much Is somewhat in depth, Not in depth, only lists the Minimal information, Application money would be spent, lists how much people jobs and how it would only lists the jobs that of New Deal how much people would would get paid, what apply to Texas would be created in Today’s get paid, what the jobs the jobs would be World would be created and created and how it how it would apply in would apply in Texas Texas Individual Student contributes fully Student contributes Student contributes half Student contributes little Participation to the presentation. They fully to the of their presentation. to the presentation. present and contribute to presentation. They They present but get part They present wrong required research and present and contribute of the information wrong. information, do not include additional to required research. They complete only half present slides at all, or information. They They complete fully of their section of the have very little complete fully their their section of the Power Point. completed. section of the Power Power Point. Point. Power Point Has at least two Has at least one Has a two or less Perhaps has a Creativity photographs per slide photograph per slide photographs for the entire photograph and is not and is highly creative. and is creative. slideshow and is creative. somewhat creative. Group The group works well The group works pretty The group works well The group works well Participation together in planning and good together in together in planning and together in planning and performance. Makes planning and performance. Makes performance. Makes sure everyone has a performance. Makes sure everyone has a copy sure everyone has a copy of the power point sure everyone has a of the power point and copy of the power point and contributes to copy of the power point contributes to required and contributes to required research and and contributes to research and includes required research and includes additional required research. additional information. includes additional information. information. Presentation Full participation in class Full participation in Full participation in class Little or no participation presentation. Answers all class presentation. presentation. Answers in class presentation. questions and extends. Answers all questions. most questions. Has difficulty answering questions.

Research: Your first source for research is your textbook. Once you have used your textbook (Chapters 15 “The Great Depression” Chapter 16 “The New Deal”), use the websites I have listed below for your assigned act. You MUST have a works cited slide, and have cited your textbook, the Wikipedia source, and a minimum of two other websites. The websites I provided have a lot of information for your projects. Information MUST be in your own words and NOT copied and pasted!!!

You may all use the following site for the project: http://newdeal.feri.org/

Social Security Act

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_(United_States) http://www.socialsecurity.gov/history/35actinx.html http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=old&doc=68 http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1609.html http://docs.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/odssa.html http://www.amchp.org/AboutTitleV/Documents/UnderstandingTitleV.pdf

Work Progress Administration

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_Progress_Administration http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/wpa/wpa_info.html http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1599.html http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/couch.works.progress.administration http://memory.loc.gov/learn//features/timeline/depwwii/newdeal/thewpa.html http://www.wwcd.org/policy/US/newdeal.html http://www.answers.com/topic/works-progress-administration

National Recovery Administration

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Recovery_Administration http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USARnra.htm http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/alexander.nra http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=472 http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/National_Recovery_Administration.aspx http://www.answers.com/topic/national-recovery-administration http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/ead/htmldocs/KCL05391.html

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Deposit_Insurance_Corporation http://www.fdic.gov/ http://www.life123.com/career-money/credit-debt/fdic-insurance/fdic-history.shtml http://www.cbbwi.com/fdic.htm http://www.history.com/encyclopedia.do? vendorId=FWNE.fw..fe016500.a#FWNE.fw..fe016500.a

Civilian Conservation Corps

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_Conservation_Corps http://www.ccclegacy.org/ http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1586.html http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USARccc.htm http://ngeorgia.com/ang/Civilian_Conservation_Corps

Securities and Exchange Commission

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Securities_and_Exchange_Commission http://www.sec.gov/ http://www.wdfi.org/fi/securities/regexemp/history.htm http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O119-SecuritiesandExchngCmmssn.html http://www.history.com/encyclopedia.do? vendorId=FWNE.fw..se074100.a#FWNE.fw..se074100.a http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/includes/sec_primer.htm