"There are two types of education. One should teach us how to make a living, and the other how to live..."

--John Adams

Friday, April 16, 2021

Week 32: April 19-23, 2k21

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Day 1
In Class:  The Roaring Twenties!  Going over the Q's from HW this past weekend!

  1. Warren G. Harding was the first president of the 1920s. He campaigned to the nation that he would help America “return the country to normalcy.” What do you think “return to normalcy” meant? (Think about what we just talked about in the unit before….)
  2. What was a “flapper” and why was this woman different from women of previous generations...You gotta think about this one…Are there “flapper-style” women around today?...
  3. What did “The Jazz Age” mean?
  4. What were some of the effects of the jazz club/Jazz Age and how do we still see its impact day?
  5. 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?
  6. 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?
  7. 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)


Journal Essay Q’s - Due Day 2 -  Handwrite the answers to the Q’s below on a separate sheet lined sheet of paper with MLA format. Each Q is worth 10 points and will be graded on content, grammar, and accuracy. This is a Quiz Grade.
  1. What were the contributing factors to the Great Depression and discuss how the American people faced the problems during the Great Depression.
  2. How did President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal programs attempt to get the nation out of the Great Depression? Were these programs successful?
HW:  Great Depression Q's due by Day 2


Day 2 & 3 
In Class:  Go over the Great Depression Q's and then Introduce the 20th Century American President Project!
HW:  American President Project! -- Due April 30 - All Classes!




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