LBJ's Great Society: Graphic Organizer

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What's inside this resource

The Great Society program was a set of domestic policies and initiatives introduced by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960s. It aimed to address various social issues and create a more equitable society in the United States. The Great Society encompassed a wide range of programs and legislation focused on areas such as civil rights, poverty alleviation, education, healthcare, and urban renewal. The Great Society program had a significant impact on American society, particularly in terms of civil rights, poverty reduction, and access to education and healthcare. However, its implementation faced challenges, and its long-term effects have been the subject of ongoing debate and evaluation.

Teacher-prepared notes show students what is important and how ideas relate, and offer a model for how students should take notes themselves (Marzano et al., 2001). These notes begin by giving students an overview into the events that led to LBJ's presidency. The notes then broadly categorize the two major goals of The Great Society and provide four legislative achievements for each one. This graphic organizer will work great as an introduction to the Great Society! Comes with a student fill-in-the-blanks sheet. Ready to use!

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Students sequence the events leading to Lyndon Johnson's presidency (the 1960 election, Kennedy's "New Frontier," his assassination, and Johnson's swearing-in).
Students record and summarize four War on Poverty laws and four civil-rights-era laws, each with its purpose, in a two-category chart.
Students complete missing words from Johnson's own "Great Society" quotation.

Teaching tips

Use the completed version (pages 1-2) as the teacher reference and the blank version (pages 3-4) as the student handout, since the blank version omits the same content that appears filled in on the first two pages.
Pair the blank organizer with a lecture, video or textbook reading, since the student version does not include its own passage to read from.
Review the "Great Society" quotation together before starting, since students must supply several of its missing words as a warm-up.

Skills covered

Historical timeline sequencing — students order the events (1960 election, Kennedy's New Frontier, JFK's assassination, LBJ's swearing-in) leading to LBJ's presidency.
Legislative summarization — students record four War on Poverty laws and four civil-rights-era laws, each with its purpose, in a two-category graphic organizer.
Close reading of a primary-source quote — students complete missing words from LBJ's own "Great Society" quotation.

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What is different between the two organizer versions in the file?

The first version is fully completed with every event and law filled in; the second leaves the same fields blank, including a quote-completion exercise, for students to fill in themselves.

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Core concepts

Great Society
War on Poverty
Civil Rights Act
Voting Rights Act

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LBJ Great Society 1960s APUSH US History Graphic Organizer Scaffolded Learning

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