Georgia SS5H3.b
The Standard
Analyze the main features of the New Deal; include the significance of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Works Progress Administration, and the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Georgia Standards of Excellence for Social Studies · Explain how the Great Depression and New Deal affected the lives of millions of Americans.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify the problems addressed by the CCC, WPA, and TVA. They explain how each program created jobs, improved public land or infrastructure, and changed daily life during the Great Depression.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students can match each agency to its main work and give a specific example. They can compare the programs and explain why their projects mattered to workers, families, and communities.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think all three agencies did the same work or simply gave families cash. They may also think the New Deal ended the Great Depression by itself, or that the TVA helped only Tennessee.
How to Assess It
- Give students three project examples: planting trees, building a school, and constructing a dam. Ask them to name the agency and explain its purpose.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Sort photographs of forests, murals, roads, schools, power lines, and dams onto CCC, WPA, and TVA posters, then justify each choice.
Write a response to this prompt: Which program changed daily life most, and what evidence supports your choice?
Play agency charades using project cards, while classmates identify the CCC, WPA, or TVA and explain the clue.
Use a local map to find a park, school, road, dam, or post office built or improved during the New Deal.
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