President Roosevelt's Speech on the U.S. Banking System

summarize the main idea of the text and also bring your reflection on each. Make sure you read the text, thank you very much.

Pick one FDR and two other texts
1. Bring two discussion questions about our readings
2. write a response to the readings –

Please summarize the texts and bring your reaction to the ideas expressed.

What did you find interesting? Troubling?What did you think the author got right or wrong about their subject.This is very free form, but you should use it as an opportunity to hone your writing skills. Your response should center on our texts.

This response should allow getting a sense of what you got out of the readings and what you would like to discuss. I encourage you to put texts we have read in a given week in dialogue with readings throughout the course. Feel free to ask clarifying/factual questions in addition to discussion questions. Here are examples of both types of questions:

Discussion question – this is a question without a clear, easily researched answer that will lead to open discussion and debate. It should be based on our texts and not overly general:

e.g.
What are the similarities and differences between Fordism and Stalinism?
How does reading Engels change the way that we see Smith?
Clarifying/Factual Question. Feel free to ask about anything that you would like more background information about. This is a question with a clear, empirical answer

e.g.
What was the constituent assembly?
Who is the silent majority”?