k-12 Lesson Plans

11th Grade: Binghamton New Deal and Civic Action

Materials

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Day 1

Mystery Source

We can analyze mystery sources and local data to make inferences, ask informed questions, and draw conclusions about the strengths and challenges of our community.

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Day 2

Common Source

We can evaluate how the 1934 National Housing Act and related policies affected access to home ownership in our region.

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Day 3

Paired Source Activity

We can use and evaluate the reliability of multiple sources to construct an understanding of living conditions for migrant workers in Broome County in the post New Deal era.

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Day 4

Civic Action

I can evaluate a local civil rights case study using the NYS Seal of Civic Readiness four domains in order to understand how individuals and groups create change in their communities.

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