Franklin D. Roosevelt

American Presidents

Int – Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this lesson, students read a short biography about the 32nd US president. They learn and review academic vocabulary and discuss the New Deal.

Focus

academic
reading
writing
interpretive

Vocabulary

term
distant
polio
paralysis
amendment
indefinitely
optimist
Allies
portrait
unconscious
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane