Franklin D. Roosevelt

American Presidents

High Int
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.

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Focus

academic
reading
writing
interpretive

Vocabulary

term
distant
polio
paralysis
amendment
indefinitely
optimist
Allies
portrait
unconscious
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