In Class: Work on Outline for Research Paper...
HW: Outline due Tuesday 3/26! -- Woodrow Wilson due Friday 3/29 -- Roaring Twenties Quiz Friday!
Day 2
In Class: Introduce the Roaring 1920s!
Roaring Twenties Q’s That Go With The Reading...
- Warren G. Harding was the first president of the 1920s. You can Google what he looks like if you want...not a very attractive man I must say. He campaigned to the nation that he would help “return the country to normalcy.” What do you think “return to normalcy” meant? (Think about what we just talked about in the unit before….)
- What was a “flapper” and why was this woman different than women of previous generations...You gotta think about this one…
- Who coined the term “The Jazz Age” and what did it mean?
- What were some of the effects of the jazz club/Jazz Age and how do we still see its impact day?
- F. Scott Fitzgerald called it a time when “the parties were bigger, the pace was faster, the buildings were higher, the morals looser” What do you think Fitzgerald meant by this?
- After reading about Al Capone and watching the video in that section (Beer Wars) what type of person was Al Capone and how did the Beer Wars change the cities of America? Do you think Al Capone did more good than bad?
- If you dig deep and think about it, we live in a Roaring Twenties age as well. After reading ALL about the Roaring Twenties, from music, consumerism, the car, lifestyle, sports, etc… How do we live a Roaring Twenties lifestyle? (You gotta dig DEEP to answer this Q)
HW: Woodrow Wilson due Friday 3/29 -- Roaring Twenties Quiz Friday!
Day 3
In Class: Continue Roaring Twenties! Enter the Great Depression! -- The Video below is a cool video about the CCC and the National Parks!!!
HW: Woodrow Wilson due Friday 3/29 -- Roaring Twenties Quiz Friday!
Day 4
In Class: Woodrow Wilson due! -- Roaring Twenties Quiz!
HW: None! Shabbat Shalom!