Virginia SOL USII.5.g
The Standard
describing the features, effects, programs, and lasting institutions of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal
Virginia Standards of Learning for History and Social Science
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What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students explain why the federal government created new programs during the Great Depression. They sort programs by relief, recovery, or reform and describe how several changed daily life. They identify institutions that still operate, including Social Security, the FDIC, and the SEC.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students can connect programs such as the CCC, WPA, FDIC, and Social Security to the problems they addressed. They can separate temporary job programs from lasting institutions and explain how the New Deal expanded the federal government’s role.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may claim the New Deal alone ended the Great Depression or assume every program became permanent. They often confuse the roles of Social Security, the FDIC, and the SEC. Some overlook that benefits were not shared equally across racial and social groups.
How to Assess It
- Give students CCC, WPA, FDIC, and Social Security. For each, have them name its purpose, classify it, and circle whether its work continues today.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs program cards and problem cards; students match them, label relief, recovery, or reform, then defend one match.
Ask students to write: Which New Deal program most changed the federal government’s role, and what evidence supports your choice?
Play clue bingo with CCC, WPA, TVA, FDIC, SEC, and Social Security, requiring students to explain each winning match.
Show an FDIC sign and a sample pay stub; students trace how New Deal institutions still affect savings and wages.
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