Name: __________________________
Date: ________________
Section: 11.1
11.2
11.3
(circle one)
U.S. History II
New Deal Poster Project, Day 1
Do Now
Talk with your partner (yes, really!) about these questions, using last night’s homework
and your knowledge of the New Deal:
1. How has the New Deal changed the way we live today?
2. To what extent do you think the New Deal was responsible for ending the
Depression?
Exit Ticket
1. What New Deal program are you and your group researching?
2. Summarize what the program did, in 2-3 sentences and in your own words.
3. Explain how the program tried to address the causes and/or consequences of the
Depression, in 2-3 sentences and in your own words.
8
Awesome
7
Solid
6
Getting there
5
Needs serious
work
4
Missed the point
completely
Name: __________________________
Date: ________________
Section: 11.1
11.2
11.3
(circle one)
Rubric: New Deal Poster Presentations
Individual
Group
Content (x2)
Visuals
Presentation
Skills
Audience
Participation
8
7
6
5
4
Presentation displays
thorough and
detailed
understanding of
subject matter
Visuals add
excitement and
interest
Posture, body
language, tone, and
volume convey
authority and engage
the audience
Student asks one or
more insightful
questions
Presentation displays
competent
knowledge of subject
matter
Presentation displays
some gaps in
knowledge of subject
matter
Presentation displays
little knowledge of
subject matter
Presentation is
completely unrelated
to subject matter
Visuals capture all
major points of
presentation
Appropriate posture,
tone, and volume
Visuals capture most
major points in
presentation
Posture, body
language, tone,
and/or volume are
sometimes
inappropriate
Student attentively
tracks all
presentations and
questions
Visuals omit major
points from the
presentation
Posture, body
language, tone,
and/or volume
interfere with
understanding
Student is
occasionally
inattentive during
others’ presentations
No visuals
Student asks one
relevant question
Presentation is
impossible to
understand
Student is disruptive
or visibly disengaged
during others’
presentations
Score: ___/40
Name: __________________________
Date: ________________
Section: 11.1
11.2
11.3
(circle one)
U. S. History II
New Deal Poster Project
Over the next two days, you and your small group will be responsible for researching and
presenting a specific New Deal program, assigned by me. This assignment has two parts:
Part I: Advertising Your Program (2 minutes)
 Create an informational poster, pamphlet, or
brochure to advertise your program to your fellow
citizens suffering though the Great Depression.
o A historically accurate summary of the
program and its goals: What is it? How does it
help the nation? How do people become
involved? etc.
o At least three images
o Presenters should be prepared to make an
oral sales pitch to accompany their poster
 Presentation:
o Text should be typed up
o All poster components should be cleanly cut
and presented on a larger sheet or poster
board, OR assembled in an image file that can
be projected
Part II: The Historian’s View (5 minutes)
Some members of your group will be responsible for explaining the history and legacy of
your program. You should use Powerpoint, Prezi, or Google Drive to aid your explanation.
Your presentation should include:
 The history of the program
 A summary of the numbers and groups of people that it aided
 The impact of the program and how it helped Americans during the Depression
 Any shortcomings or criticisms of the program
 The legacy of the program: How has it shaped the world we live in today? Does it
still exist? If not, why not? If so, how has it evolved? Why is it still relevant?
Presentation Checklist
I recommend preparing for your presentation in the following order:
⧠ Use information in your coursepack to get a basic sense of what your assigned
program was
⧠ With your group, find at sources online with more information about your program
(each member must read a different source for homework over the weekend)
⧠ Complete Cornell notes on one source related to your program
⧠ With your group, decide who will make and present the poster, and who will
research and present the historian’s view
⧠ Create your poster and presentation
⧠ Rehearse your presentation (everyone must participate!)
Finally, remember my single most important piece of presentation advice:
DON’T JUST READ
THE SLIDES OUT
LOUD!