Bring the New Deal to life in your classroom with this engaging, no/low prep press conference activity! Students step into the roles of reporters, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Frances Perkins as they stage a scripted (fictional) introductory White House mini-press event. This is not a high-level research or question-writing assignment—all scripts and questions are pre-written for students. Instead, it’s designed to be a quick but fun way to introduce basi