Unit Focus
- The 1920's was a period of great social, economic and technological change.
- The technology and social changes of today can be traced to the 1920s.
- What makes a decade roar?
- How were the 1920's a turning point for American culture and society?
- Flapper Girl
- Fundamentalism
- (Renaissance) Harlem Renaissance
- Consumerism
- Installment Buying
- Organized Crime
- Red Scare
- Great Migration
- Professional Celebrity (actor, athlete, author, musician etc.
Lesson 1- Post WWI
Opinion + Discussion-Does WWI End in 1918?
Lesson 2- Inventions
Journal
1. How does technology affect economic growth?
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1:00-27:00
Invention Debate-Then and Now
Which had a greater impact on life in 1920's?
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Lesson 3- Consumerism and Life in the 20's
Day 2-Society and Simulation
Journal
1. How did the 1920's change people's youth?
1. How did the 1920's change people's youth?
Advertising Quiz
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Homework
Search for famous advertisements from the 2010’s. Analyze the ad by …
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Lesson 4- Women's Rights and Culture of Change
Lesson 5-Harlem Renaissance and Culture Change
Discussion
What is a Renaissance? Why in Harlem?
What is a Renaissance? Why in Harlem?
Lesson 6- Fundamentalism and Scopes Trial
Journal and Discussion
1. Why is religion often time taboo to talk about in school?
1. Why is religion often time taboo to talk about in school?
Lesson 7-1920's Culture
Lesson 8- Dark Side of the 1920's
The Wets- Saloonkeepers, brewery owners, and many immigrants (mainly Irish, German, and Italian) who supported drinking because it was a part of their cultures.
The Drys-The temperance movement hoped to convince others to voluntarily abstain from drinking alcohol. Women, concerned about the link between alcoholism and domestic abuse, forming the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, which also worked for women’s suffrage so that women could vote for Prohibition.
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