Minority Groups and the New Deal

• Note down the positive and negative consequences of the New Deal for each group on a chart

• Women (P. 710-711)• African-Americans (P. 711-712)• Mexican-Americans (P. 712-713)• Native Americans (P. 713)

Effects of the New DealGroup Positives Negatives

WomenAfrican-AmericansMexican-AmericansNative Americans

Thesis

Guiding Question: How did the New Deal affect minority groups

• Come up with a good thesis for this question– A bad thesis does not answer the question– An acceptable thesis answers the question in

multiple parts– A good thesis answers the question with a single,

coherent statement

Topic Sentence and Conclusion

Guiding Question: How did the New Deal affect minority groups

• Come up with a topic sentence and a conclusion– Topic Sentence = Hook + Thesis– Conclusion = Thesis + Expansion