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“The American Dream” and the 1920’s WebQuest

“The American Dream” and the 1920’s WebQuest. Introduction. Welcome to the quest! It is your job to find out what it was like to live in the 1920’s. In order to really get the “feel” for the time period, you must investigate all aspects of society. Your Task.

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“The American Dream” and the 1920’s WebQuest

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  1. “The American Dream” and the 1920’s WebQuest

  2. Introduction Welcometo the quest! It is your job to find out what it was like to live in the 1920’s. In order to really get the “feel” for the time period, you must investigate all aspects of society.

  3. Your Task • Your task will be to complete the given graphic organizer to help you explore the following areas. • Find out what was noteworthy in: • Society- new trends, people, music, sports, etc. • Politics- presidents, laws, government, the economy • The news- inventions, court cases, major events • You are allowed to use ONLY the links provided in this quest to help you fill in the required information; therefore, sources will not need to be cited.

  4. Process • Each student is to complete his/her own graphic organizer independently. You will have two class periods to do so. Then, you will have the opportunity to share your details with the rest of the class. • Remember to find at least 8 items for each category using the links on the next slide. • You may begin your exciting adventure as soon as you pick up your graphic organizer.

  5. Resources • The Jazz Age http://www.geocities.com/flapper_culture/ • The Roaring 20’s http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/roaring_twenties.htm • The Roaring 20’s and The Great Depression http://www.snowcrest.net/jmike/20sdep.html • Henry Ford assembly line http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ford.htm • Harlem Renaissance http://www.jcu.edu/harlem/index.htm • America 1918-1939 (History) http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/america_1918.htm • A Biography of America: The Twenties (History) http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/prog20/feature/ • Documenting America from The Great Depression to WWII http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html • The American Experience: Surviving the Dust Bowl PBS http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dustbowl/ • Inventions http://www.angelfire.com/co/pscst/invent.html • The Scopes Monkey Trial http://www.bradburyac.mistral.co.uk/tennesse.html • THE LAWLESS DECADE: http://www.lawlessdecade.net/index-2.htm • Shoeless Joe Jackson http://www.lawlessdecade.net/20-3.htm

  6. ResourcesContinued • Prohibition http://www.lawlessdecade.net/20.htm • The Red Raids http://www.lawlessdecade.net/20-1.htm • It Happened in 1929! http://www.lawlessdecade.net/29-4.htm • Chicago The Roaring Twenties (Capone) http://members.tripod.com/chicagotheroarin20s/the1920s.html • Tea Pot Dome Scandal http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Senate_Investigates_the_Teapot_Dome_Scandal.htm • F. Scott Fitzgerald information: • http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/ • http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/biography.html • http://www.fscottfitzgeraldsociety.org/ (click on the upper tabs for biography and info on Fitzgerald) • http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/fitzgerald_f.html • http://www.americanwriters.org/writers/fitzgerald.asp •  Bessie Coleman http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/Coleman/EX11.htm

  7. Evaluation • Remember you will be expected to have a MINIMUM of Eight (8) details for each category to get a satisfactory grade. If you are able to come up with additional relevant details over the required number you will receive bonus points. • You will also receive a class work/presentation grade when you present your details

  8. Conclusion • Now that you have investigated the 1920’s, you are ready to begin reading F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby. • Enjoy your journey to West Egg with Nick Carraway--and remember the details you just learned to help you truly understand the many conflicts therein.

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