1. The First 100 Days: Alphabet Soup! Group Presentation Directions

2. Need an example? Every group will be in charge of presenting one of the agencies created during FDR’s First 100 Days in office Presentations are worth 10 points on your project grade Presentations must include: ◦a poster ◦a song (sung to the tune of the Alphabet!) ◦an explanation of the agency * All group members must participate

3. Bank Holiday ~ 1933 “FDR got started right away, He put banks on a holiday. Just one day into his first term, He wanted confidence to take a turn. It made withdrawals come to a stop, And helped struggling banks come out on top!”

4. Program Acronym Year What the program did Bank Holiday-- March 6, 1933 Temporarily abandoned gold standard Closed all banks in the U.S. Emergency Banking Relief Act ~ Government investigated banks and only allowed sound banks to re-open Helped restore confidence in banks so Americans would begin putting their money back into them FERA

5. Time to get started! First, look up information for your agency in both the United States History and Americans textbooks Fill out the chart on your worksheet for your agency Work on your poster and song Plan your agency’s description (what do your classmates need to know about this agency?)