I’ve Got A Plan Alternate Plans For Economic Relief A Webquest By Brian Wendell Photo-

Introduction It is the 1930’s and you have just celebrated your 60 th birthday. You are out of work, too old to compete with younger workers, too old to go into the CCC, and are really getting quiet frustrated. Franklin Delano Roosevelt has implemented his New Deal. One part of this plan is the Social Security Act. It will provide a pension for retired workers and their spouses should someone is not able to work. You are relieved that someone is going to help older Americans. But wait. There are other plans, ones that sound pretty good. Which one would best benefit the majority of Americans?

Task You are to research the various relief plans and decide which one would be best for you and America. You will be presenting your recommendation to the local senior citizen club. You will create a persuasive argument justifying your recommendation of one of the relief programs.

Procedure Research the websites on the following slide Create a list of the programs that were being proposed. Include background information on those proposing the plans and the disadvantages and advantages of each Create a persuasive argument supporting one of the proposals The teacher will ask for volunteers to present their arguments to the class After the arguments have been made, the senior citizen club will vote on one of the arguments. atID=10268&CatID=12&subCatID=1054

Resources The following resources will help guide you through the information needed to formulate your argument. Huey Long advocates his proposal on the floor of the Senate. Great Site. CCS , 4 Informational site on the King fish. CCS , 4 Another site on the creator of the “Share Our Wealth” plan. Includes multi-media files. CCS , 4 Speech by Father Coughlin, CCS , 4 Father Coughlin site with a link to an audio clip of a radio broadcast. CCS , 4http:// Good informational site about Father Coughlin. CCS , 4

Resources continued Great information about the critics of the New Deal; includes many individuals from both the left and the right. CCS , 4 Informational site about Dr. Townsend proposal for an old age pension. CCS , 4 The Social Security’s Administration website. Good Information. CCS The following slide includes a rubric that will be used to evaluate your assignment. Use it to help create your product.

RubiStar Rubric Made Using: RubiStar ( ) Research Report : I've Got A plan Webquest CATEGORY4321 Internet UseSuccessfully uses suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance. Usually able to use suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance. Occasionally able to use suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance. Needs assistance or supervision to use suggested internet links and/or to navigate within these sites. Amount of Information All topics are addressed and all questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each. All topics are addressed and most questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each. All topics are addressed, and most questions answered with 1 sentence about each. One or more topics were not addressed. Quality of Information Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples. Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1- 2 supporting details and/or examples. Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given. Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic. Paragraph Construction All paragraphs include introductory sentence, explanations or details, and concluding sentence. Most paragraphs include introductory sentence, explanations or details, and concluding sentence. Paragraphs included related information but were typically not constructed well. Paragraphing structure was not clear and sentences were not typically related within the paragraphs. Teacher Name: Mr. Wendell Student Name: ________________________________________

Conclusion Now that your economic well being is saved into your golden years, you can look back at all of the alternate plans and critics of FDR and his New Deal. While most Americans supported him and his efforts, there were those that just didn’t agree with him and offered to America what they thought was a better plan. How has support for senior citizens evolved since the Great Depression? Will there be a “old age pension” plan for you when you are older? Good luck!