Roaring 20’s Project Engaging Scenario

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   Take Notes on the Cornell Graphic Organizer or Notecards.
   

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   Notes should focus on the important facts listed under your topic, anything extra but interesting and you find that it’s pertinent to your topic, write it down!
   

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   Cite sources. Copy and paste website into easybib.com in APA format. Then copy the citation onto a word document.
   

2. 
   Create a PowerPoint or Prezi. Only three bullets per slide, one pic per slide, and something to engage the students/grab their attention!
   

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   Choose and complete one of the choices in Task 3
   

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   TWO DAYS BEFORE PRESENTATION: Save on teacher’s flash-drive your PowerPoint with three slides per page. Make sure your names are on it OR ELSE you are responsible for make copies for the entire class.
   

4. 
   PRESENT!!!!
   

5. 
   Turn in cornell-notes/cards, CITATION PAGE, and what you added to enhance your presentation (TASK 3)!
   

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  What led to it? Be specific and provide statistics and examples
  
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  Who fought for it? Why?
  
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  How was it passed?
  
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  What was it?
  
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  What was the impact? Successes and failures?
  
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  21^st amendment
  

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  Where it was most prevalent
  
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  Notorious gangsters (Untouchables, Al Capone, Bugs Moran…)
  
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  role of bootleggers
  
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  Moonshine
  
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  Speakeasies
  
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  Any interesting facts/pictures…please include..
  

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  Justice Department's Bureau of Investigation
  
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  Teapot Dome Scandal
  
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  Chicago
  
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  LAPD
  
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  Any interesting facts/pictures…please include…
  

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  McClure, Time, Saturday Evening post, New York Daily, The Chicago Tribune
  
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  Famous journalists
  
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    Topics they researched
    
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    Methods used to find information
    
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  Articles that made the headlines
  
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    Their importance
    
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  Competing tabloids
  
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  The emergence of advertisements
  
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  Political cartoons
  
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    Who? Why? Impact?
    
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    Examples
    

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  Definition
  
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  Where?
  
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  Describe what it was like.
  
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  Impact of Art
  
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  Impact of Literature (books and poetry)
  

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  The emergence of jazz
  
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  Ragtime
  
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  Tin Pan Alley composers
  
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  Broadway musicals
  
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  Famous composers
  
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  Instruments used
  
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  Record players
  
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  Who listened
  
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  Impact on society
  

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  Famous Night Clubs
  
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    dances
    
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  Boardwalk, amusement parks
  
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  Famous theatres
  
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  Famous entertainment attractions
  
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  Chicago
  
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  Atlantic City
  

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  Women’s Suffrage (How they won the right to vote: War of the Roses)
  
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  Attire
  
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  Role in the city vs role in the suburbs
  
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  Flappers (attire, Clara Bowe the “it” girl)
  
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  Prostitution-the role it played in the 1920s
  

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  Baseball (Chicago Black Sox Scandal, Babe Ruth)
  
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  Boxing (Jack Dempsey)
  
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  Aviation (Amelia Earhardt, Charles Lindbergh)
  
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  Swimming (Gertrude Ederle)
  
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  Football (Red Grange)
  
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  Anything else interesting you find!
  

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  Causes
  
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  Define
  
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  Who did they fear?
  
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  How that fear impacted politics (McCarthyism)
  
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  Blacklists
  

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  Background information/what led up to it
  
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  Who was involved?
  
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  What were they being tried for?
  
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  What happened in the trial?
  
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  Results and impact of trial
  

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  Background information/what led up to it
  
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  Define Creationism and evolutionism
  
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  Who was involved?
  
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  What happened in the trial?
  
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  Results and impact of trial
  

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  Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover
  
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    Include the following for each president:
    
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      their terms in office
      
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      Their platform (what they believed in)
      
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      Successes and failures
      

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  Background of the KKK (origins, who was involved and why?)
  
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  Goals of KKK
  
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  What was the Rosewood Massacre, impact
  
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  Important figures
  

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  How the automobile has evolved?
  
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  Types (Ford) ..Model T/Tin Lizzie
  
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  How it has impacted American Life (Suburbs vs City drivers)
  
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  Who, specifically, did it impact?
  
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    Did women drive?
    
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    When could children start driving?
    
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    Were their many accidents?
    

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  Birth of film
  
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  Silent films
  
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  How sound became included in films
  
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  Emergence of newsreels
  
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  Movie Stars (Charlie Chapin)
  

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  Background about animation
  
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  Silent animation (John Bray films)
  
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  Walt Disney
  
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  First animated sound films
  
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    Sound-on film
    
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  Mickey Mouse
  
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  Warner Brothers Cartoons
  

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  Flagpole/pole sitting
  
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  Dance Marathons (different dances)
  
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  Beauty Contests
  
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  Impact of Sigmund Freud
  
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  Anything else you find!
  

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  The emergence of the Radio
  
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  How the radio has evolved
  
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  KDKA
  
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  KYW
  
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  The impact of the radio on American Society
  

Each source that you use will now become one of your citations. Use easybib.com and APA format to show where you have gotten your information.

*Copy and paste your citations into a word document and turn in on the day that you present.

Task Three: Preparing for your Presentation

Create a PowerPoint or Prezi that fully explains all important parts of your topic, answering the question:

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   3 Bullets per slide with title (Not all of the information you will be saying should be on the slide!)
   
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   Pictures on each slide that represent the information
   
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   Make the font and color scheme visible for students
   
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   Make it well organized!
   
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   You can: Include 1-2 short <4 min clips that exemplify your topic
   
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   Create cards for each slide-you will be telling the class important facts they must write down that are not on the slide but relate to the topic
   

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   Create a poster display of the artwork/photos that shows how it evolved/the different styles. Include in your presentation.
   
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   Create a photostory/timeline: A timeline of what occurred based on photographs. You will show this at the end of your presentation to review with the class. Make sure to explain the purpose of each photo.
   

4. Create a scrapbook of art that demonstrates how your topic impacted society or shaped the public’s opinions. Include in your presentation.

5. Create and perform a song about your topic and include in your presentation.

6. Create a short journal, diary or blog about your topic and include in your presentation.

7. Create a political cartoon about your topic and describe its message and how it shows the 5 elements of a political cartoon. Include in your presentation.

Task Four: On the day of the presentation

You will be required to present on your ASSIGNED date. Both partners are required to be present on presentation day. You will be scored on the following:

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   You will be graded based on the RUBRIC
   

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   Pass out copies of PPT or Prezi with 3-slides per page, leaving room for notes. Prezi’s can be saved as PowerPoints then printed out!
   

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   Each person must speak for an equal amount of time. You know which slides your are talking about!
   

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   For each slide, ask a random student what the most important facts are to write-down on the right-side. These facts can be information the group added!