Activity 9: The Rise of Huey Long (GLEs: 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 72, 73, 76)
CC: Have students create a basic timeline reflecting Huey Long's ascension to the national political stage. Students should create parallel timelines indicating major events (i.e., Flood of 1927, Great Depression, and Populist movement) on the state level and the national level. Students should analyze possible opportunities that made Long's rise possible.
Use Timeliner software to create a timeline of Long's ascension to power and major events on the state and national level.
CC: Provide a graphic organizer that cites Long's political achievements (i.e., roads, bridges, textbooks) for Louisiana as well as a column recognizing his political abuses (e.g., impeachment, defying state constitution, personal attacks, political arm twisting). Students should describe who were likely to support Long and who were likely to oppose him and why.
Use Inspiration software to provide a graphic organizer of Long's achievements, abuses, supporters and opponents. Inspiration template- "Huey Long"
Web Sites: World Book Online (Search term: Huey Long) http://www.louisianaschools.net/worldbook/
Gale Group (Search term: Huey Long)
Additional Websites:
Huey Long http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/hueylong/ http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/hueylong/educators/
Huey Long speaks on his "Share The Wealth" Program, May 2, 1935 http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/volong.htm
Excerpts From Huey Long's Autobiography http://www.ssa.gov/history/huey.html |