The New Deal – Reading Packet for 5th Grade

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The New Deal Reading Packet is an engaging social studies resource for 5th grade students to learn about a pivotal time period in US history. This informative packet allows students to read a passage detailing President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs and initiatives during the Great Depression. Vocabulary words are highlighted throughout to build historical understanding. The reading is followed by multiple choice questions and graphic organizers for students to demonstrate comprehension and analysis. Answer keys are included. This printable packet works well for whole group instruction, small group discussion, or independent practice. Students will enjoy learning about FDR's leadership and economic relief programs through this rich nonfiction text.

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Learning objectives

Explain the New Deal's three components — relief, recovery, and reform — using details from the passage.
Describe the purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Works Progress Administration, and the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Answer multiple-choice comprehension questions with specific facts drawn from the passage.
Write an extended, two-part response explaining how New Deal programs affected millions of Americans, citing textual evidence.

Teaching tips

Have students complete the graphic organizer referenced in the writing prompt's hint while reading, since the extended-response question later asks them to use it for support.
Use the ten-question multiple-choice quiz as a comprehension check before assigning the extended-response writing prompt, which requires a deeper synthesis of the same passage.
Reserve the answer-key pages for self-checking or grading, since the student pages are otherwise identical in layout.

Skills covered

Historical reading comprehension — students answer ten multiple-choice questions about the causes and structure of the New Deal.
Evidence-based extended writing — students describe the New Deal and its effects in a two-part response citing the passage.
Cause-and-effect reasoning — students explain how each of three New Deal programs (CCC, WPA, TVA) addressed the Great Depression.

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What are the three parts of the New Deal that the passage focuses on?

Relief, recovery, and reform — relief supported the poorest Americans, recovery aimed to restore the economy, and reform addressed the causes of the Depression through new financial regulations.

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The New Deal
Great Depression
Relief, recovery, reform

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New Deal Great Depression vocabulary history writing

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