Performance Task – Culminating Project



Unit 7 – Performance Task – Tic-Tac-Toe Project-The Great Depression and the New Deal

Civics and Economics Project

Directions: Complete one of the topics listed below. Your topic should include a works cited page. You will have a class discussion with two other classmates in a “Tic-Tac-Toe” format. Your tic-tac-toe group must demonstrate a mastery understanding of each group member’s work.

|1. google slides |2. historians on Hoover/FDR |3. Cultural hall of fame |

|Choose one of the following Depression Era topics to create a |Analyze the following scholarly essays on the Great Depression and political |Research three works of art from the Great Depression Era or three |

|PowerPoint/Prezi/Google Slides lesson. 10 slide minimum |leadership during two American presidencies: |that were inspired by this time period. You must choose one song, |

|a. each slide should demonstrate an understanding and analysis of one |a. T.H. Watkins, “Under Hoover, the Shame and Misery Deepened” |one painting, one photograph, and one literary work to analyze. You |

|event of the topic (how, why did this event take place) |b. James MacGregor Burns, “Government in Action: FDR and the Early New Deal” |must either perform or critique one of the three for the class. (live|

|b. each slide should demonstrate an understanding of the period key |Analyze both works by reading and answering the “Questions to Consider” following |or recorded) |

|concepts; |each essay. |WRITTEN ANALYSIS INCLUDES: |

|c. only one visual per slide/works cited page on last slide |SAQ: a) Compare either Hoover or FDR’s overall political philosophy to one of the|1-2 typed pages (11-12 font) for each work of art |

|TOPICS: (from Great Depression) |past 2016 Presidential Republican or Democratic candidates. (Trump, Clinton, |A biography of the artist who wrote or performed each of the works of|

|Effects on Families or a specific ethnic group |Sanders) b) How are the two politicians domestic/foreign policies most similar? |art |

|The Dust Bowl |Why? c) How are the two politicians domestic/foreign policies most different? |A HIPP analysis of each of the works of art |

|The Bonus Army |Why? |An evaluation of each of the artworks’ significance to the era using |

|Opposition to the New Deal | |the period key concepts. |

|The New Deal Coalition | | |

|4. Cartoon strip |5. Franklin & Eleanor Weebly |6. Fireside Chat |

|Create a cartoon strip that demonstrates an understanding of the “boom”|Create a Weebly website on the New Deal and FDR and Eleanor’s role in it. |Create an original radio fireside chat delivered by Franklin |

|and “bust” cycle of America’s economy during the 1920s and 1930s. Your|INCLUDE: |Roosevelt. The chat can be recorded or performed in class. |

|strip should contain the following: |A landing page that includes a title, images and a summary of the Great Depression|The chat should: |

|A title to the cartoon |Era/New Deal |Last up to three to five minutes |

|At least 10 panels with bubble text and captions |A page on Franklin Roosevelt and a page on Eleanor Roosevelt. Each page should |Clearly state the causes and effects of the Great Depression |

|A central character/characters impacted by the cycle |include a biography and his/her contributions to the New Deal expressed in your |Summarize the New Deal and how it plans to address some of the |

|At least three to five causes of the Great Depression |own words (include images and links to primary sources) |problems of the Great Depression |

|At least three to five effects of the Great Depression |A resource page that includes an annotated list of 10 suggested websites that |Demonstrate the structure, purpose and potential impact of at least 3|

|At least one New Deal agency/program that you feel is a historical |provide information on the Roosevelts and the New Deal. |of the New Deal programs |

|turning point and its impacts |A page containing a summary of a New Deal program that still exists and an |Have at least one commercial/programming break during the |

| |evaluation as to why it’s still significant today. |performance. Use historical agency (of the time) |

| |A reflection page: Some historians/journalists have compared the Roosevelts to | |

| |the Obamas. Is this a fair comparison, why or why not? Make this comparison on a| |

| |separate page | |

|7. Primary source Mural |8. New Deal CARICATURES |9. Thumbs Up |

|Research and create a mural for classroom display of 7-10 important |Draw caricatures of 7-8 famous New Deal leaders from the Great Depression. Be |Research and create your own top ten list of the most significant |

|primary sources that you feel best reflects the hardships, sacrifice |sure to include a 7-10 sentence description of each person. The description |movies of the Great Depression Era. Your list can be digitally |

|and leadership of Americans during the Depression Era. The mural |should demonstrate an understanding of the person and their contributions to the |displayed in a format of your choosing (1 slide per movie) INCLUDE: |

|should: |New Deal. The description should demonstrate an understanding of the period key |A linked photograph or video clip of each movie |

|Display 8-10 excerpted documents from the Depression Era (One of the |concepts. Choose from the following list: |A written summary of each movie’s plot involving its major |

|documents should be a photograph, one a political cartoon, and one a |Mary McLeod Bethune John L. Lewis |characters (5-7 sentences) |

|speech from FDR; all other documents should be textual) |Frances Perkins Rexford Tugwell |A biography of at least one actor/actress who performed in each of |

|Analyze each document using the HIPP strategy. You must demonstrate an|Harry Hopkins “Brain Trust” |the movies |

|understanding of the period key concepts. You may include a key to the|Harold Ickes Robert Fechner |An analysis of how each movie reflected societal, economic and/or |

|mural |Hugh Johnson John Collier |political aspects of the time period |

|You may use an online platform: i.e. joomag or flipsnack. |John L. Lewis |An evaluation on your ranking |

Unit 7 – Performance Task – Tic-Tac-Toe Project-The Great Depression and the New Deal

Civics and Economics Project

Directions: Complete one of the topics listed below. Your topic should include a works cited page. You will have a class discussion with two other classmates in a “Tic-Tac-Toe” format. Your tic-tac-toe group must demonstrate a mastery understanding of each group member’s work.

|1. google slides |2. historians on Hoover/FDR |3. Cultural hall of fame |

|Choose one of the following Depression Era topics to create a |Analyze the following scholarly essays on the Great Depression and political |Research three works of art from the Great Depression Era or three |

|PowerPoint/Prezi/Google Slides lesson. 10 slide minimum |leadership during two American presidencies: |that were inspired by this time period. You must choose one song, |

|a. each slide should demonstrate an understanding and analysis of one |a. T.H. Watkins, “Under Hoover, the Shame and Misery Deepened” |one painting, one photograph, and one literary work to analyze. You |

|event of the topic (how, why did this event take place) |b. James MacGregor Burns, “Government in Action: FDR and the Early New Deal” |must either perform or critique one of the three for the class. (live|

|b. each slide should demonstrate an understanding of the period key |Analyze both works by reading and answering the “Questions to Consider” following |or recorded) |

|concepts; |each essay. |WRITTEN ANALYSIS INCLUDES: |

|c. only one visual per slide/works cited page on last slide |SAQ: a) Compare either Hoover or FDR’s overall political philosophy to one of the|1-2 typed pages (11-12 font) for each work of art |

|TOPICS: (from Great Depression) |past 2016 Presidential Republican or Democratic candidates. (Trump, Clinton, |A biography of the artist who wrote or performed each of the works of|

|Effects on Families or a specific ethnic group |Sanders) b) How are the two politicians domestic/foreign policies most similar? |art |

|The Dust Bowl |Why? c) How are the two politicians domestic/foreign policies most different? |A HIPP analysis of each of the works of art |

|The Bonus Army |Why? |An evaluation of each of the artworks’ significance to the era using |

|Opposition to the New Deal | |the period key concepts. |

|The New Deal Coalition | | |

|4. Cartoon strip |5. Franklin & Eleanor Weebly |6. Fireside Chat |

|Create a cartoon strip that demonstrates an understanding of the “boom”|Create a Weebly website on the New Deal and FDR and Eleanor’s role in it. |Create an original radio fireside chat delivered by Franklin |

|and “bust” cycle of America’s economy during the 1920s and 1930s. Your|INCLUDE: |Roosevelt. The chat can be recorded or performed in class. |

|strip should contain the following: |A landing page that includes a title, images and a summary of the Great Depression|The chat should: |

|A title to the cartoon |Era/New Deal |Last up to three to five minutes |

|At least 10 panels with bubble text and captions |A page on Franklin Roosevelt and a page on Eleanor Roosevelt. Each page should |Clearly state the causes and effects of the Great Depression |

|A central character/characters impacted by the cycle |include a biography and his/her contributions to the New Deal expressed in your |Summarize the New Deal and how it plans to address some of the |

|At least three to five causes of the Great Depression |own words (include images and links to primary sources) |problems of the Great Depression |

|At least three to five effects of the Great Depression |A resource page that includes an annotated list of 10 suggested websites that |Demonstrate the structure, purpose and potential impact of at least 3|

|At least one New Deal agency/program that you feel is a historical |provide information on the Roosevelts and the New Deal. |of the New Deal programs |

|turning point and its impacts |A page containing a summary of a New Deal program that still exists and an |Have at least one commercial/programming break during the |

| |evaluation as to why it’s still significant today. |performance. Use historical agency (of the time) |

| |A reflection page: Some historians/journalists have compared the Roosevelts to | |

| |the Obamas. Is this a fair comparison, why or why not? Make this comparison on a| |

| |separate page | |

|7. Primary source Mural |8. New Deal CARICATURES |9. Thumbs Up |

|Research and create a mural for classroom display of 7-10 important |Draw caricatures of 7-8 famous New Deal leaders from the Great Depression. Be |Research and create your own top ten list of the most significant |

|primary sources that you feel best reflects the hardships, sacrifice |sure to include a 7-10 sentence description of each person. The description |movies of the Great Depression Era. Your list can be digitally |

|and leadership of Americans during the Depression Era. The mural |should demonstrate an understanding of the person and their contributions to the |displayed in a format of your choosing (1 slide per movie) INCLUDE: |

|should: |New Deal. The description should demonstrate an understanding of the period key |A linked photograph or video clip of each movie |

|Display 8-10 excerpted documents from the Depression Era (One of the |concepts. Choose from the following list: |A written summary of each movie’s plot involving its major |

|documents should be a photograph, one a political cartoon, and one a |Mary McLeod Bethune John L. Lewis |characters (5-7 sentences) |

|speech from FDR; all other documents should be textual) |Frances Perkins Rexford Tugwell |A biography of at least one actor/actress who performed in each of |

|Analyze each document using the HIPP strategy. You must demonstrate an|Harry Hopkins “Brain Trust” |the movies |

|understanding of the period key concepts. You may include a key to the|Harold Ickes Robert Fechner |An analysis of how each movie reflected societal, economic and/or |

|mural |Hugh Johnson John Collier |political aspects of the time period |

|You may use an online platform: i.e. joomag or flipsnack. |John L. Lewis |An evaluation on your ranking |

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