New Deal Alphabet Agencies – Graphic Organizer

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What's inside this resource

The New Deal was a series of economic programs and reforms implemented in the United States during the 1930s by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR). It was a response to the severe economic crisis of the Great Depression, which began with the stock market crash in 1929.

The New Deal aimed to address the widespread unemployment, poverty, and economic instability that plagued the country. Its primary goals were relief for the unemployed and those in need, economic recovery, and reform to prevent future economic crises. The New Deal consisted of three main components, often referred to as the "Three Rs": Relief, Recovery, and Reform. Overall, FDR's New Deal represented a significant expansion of the federal government's role in the economy and social welfare, aiming to provide relief to those in need, stimulate economic recovery, and establish long-term reforms to prevent future economic crises.

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). This fill-in-the-blank graphic organizer is perfect for your student's interactive notebook. It looks at the 3 R's of the New Deal (Relief, Recovery, and Reform), and provides examples of agencies that aimed to fulfill those goals. Ready to use - no prep.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Categorize New Deal agencies under FDR's three goals of Relief, Recovery, and Reform.
Research and summarize the purpose of specific New Deal agencies, such as the WPA, TVA, PWA, HOLC, FHA, NYA, NIRA, SEC, FDIC, FSLIC, and FAA.
Explain how a given New Deal agency, such as the CCC or AAA, addressed a specific Great Depression-era problem.

Teaching tips

Use the fully completed two-page reference version as an answer key when checking student work, or display it after students finish researching the blank boxes themselves.
Point students to the one filled-in agency per category (CCC under Relief, AAA under Recovery, SSA under Reform) on the student version as a model for the level of detail expected in their own research.
Pair this organizer with primary source excerpts, such as FDR's 'New Deal for the American People' pledge quoted at the top of the sheet, to connect the agencies to FDR's stated goals.

Skills covered

Historical categorization — students sort 16 New Deal agencies into the Relief, Recovery, or Reform framework.
Research and summarization — students research and write a concise description of an assigned New Deal agency's purpose.
Primary source connection — students relate FDR's own words about the New Deal to the specific agencies it created.

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How does the student version of the organizer differ from the fully completed reference version?

The student version keeps the same three-category structure but leaves most agency boxes blank, filling in only one example per category (CCC under Relief, AAA under Recovery, SSA under Reform) as a model, while the reference version provides a full description for all 16 agencies.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

New Deal
Great Depression
Relief, Recovery, Reform
US history 1930s

Topics

New Deal FDR US History Great Depression Franklin Roosevelt Graphic Organizer alphabet agencies new deal what were the alphabet agencies chart

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