Unit 5.5 Classwork: Roaring 1920s Stationwork - SY23

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19 questions

Note from the author:

Content Objective: IWBAT contextualize the Roaring 20s era.

Skill Objective: IWBAT determine central ideas and themes of a text.

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Instructions

Content Objective: IWBAT contextualize the Roaring 20s era.

Skill Objective: IWBAT determine central ideas and themes of a text.

Absent? Just want to review the slides? Click here.

Required

Unit 5.5 Classwork: Roaring 1920s Stationwork - SY23

Last updated over 1 year ago

19 questions

Note from the author:

Content Objective: IWBAT contextualize the Roaring 20s era.

Skill Objective: IWBAT determine central ideas and themes of a text.

Absent? Just want to review the slides? Click here.

Instructions

Content Objective: IWBAT contextualize the Roaring 20s era.

Skill Objective: IWBAT determine central ideas and themes of a text.

Absent? Just want to review the slides? Click here.

The Roaring 1920s NOTES 
"Why be poor when you can be rich!?" 

Required

The Age of Prosperity 

-_______ stimulated a business boom!

-_______ were now affordable (Prior to this era, items were always handcrafted and very expensive!)

-Radio, advertising, and film contributed to boom of national _______

Required

Spending Money 

-New and _______ ways to buy – dealerships, chain stores/supermarkets (Think places like Target, Walgreens…) _______ 

-For the first time ever, regular Americans could buy cool items, not just necessities.

-Americans enjoyed the highest _______  in the world - new machines, cheaper goods, higher _______ , and more leisure time

Required

Stock Market Success 

-Stocks skyrocket! Average people begin to _______ 

-_______  - buying stocks in hopes of getting rich, while ignoring the risks of financial ruin

-_______  – paying for goods over time – allows more people to buy more expensive things

Required

Advertising Advances

-Glorification of _______ 

-Advertising becomes more sophisticated – playing on people’s _______  & insecurities

-Use of social success and threats

Required

The Material American 

-Possession of material items _______  cultural value on good morals

-Change of buying habits: focus on _______ rather than needs or on the quality of the product

The Roaring 20s: Stations Activity 

Station One: New Inventions & the Era of Credit Cards 

Required

Look at the inventions timeline in your folder, count the number of objects you currently use today. Write the total number here.

Required

Of the items on the new inventions list, which three does your group use the most?

Required

Why do you think people in the 1920s were so eager to buy these items even if they really couldn’t afford it? How do you see this mentality reflected in our society today?

Required

Think about some of the items you use that have been invented in the last five to ten years. Why are those inventions/items so imortant for people in our society today? Do we need or want most of these items?

Station Two: Advances in Advertising 

Required

What do all of these 1920s advertisements have in common? What techniques did they use to make people want to buy their products?

Required

What do these advertising examples suggest about the values of American society in the Roaring 20s?

Required

In what ways do you see similarities and differences between advertisements in the 1920s and advertisements today, 100 years later?

In the "Show Your Work" area, insert one modern day advertisement that supports your explanation.

That's all for class on Monday, 4/24. We will finish the stations activity tomorrow. 
If you haven't watched the Unit 5.4 EdPuzzle on the Roaring 20s, please do so tonight.
Shout out to Chelsea, Efrain, and Roselyn for completing the EdPuzzle last night!

Required

The 1920s heralded a dramatic break between America's past and future. _______ World War I (1914-1917), the country remained culturally and psychologically rooted in the nineteenth century, but in the 1920s America seemed to break from its recent past -- ushering in a more _______ era.
In the Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald described the 1920s as the “_______ Age.” This is a very accurate description of the time. Music experienced a revolution as black musicians such as _______  helped create and popularize jazz. This new type of music created a shift in society as young people, both black and white, desired to break from tradition. The older generation viewed jazz as too sensual, which only made young people more _______.

Required

The Feminist movement grew in great strides during the Roaring 20s, too. _______ - independent young women who smoked cigarettes, cut their hair into short bobs, and wore makeup - challenged the social norm and traditional gender roles. Margaret Sanger*, a _______ activist, attempted to legalize birth control. Another step towards equality for women was the passing of the _______  amendment in 1919, which guaranteed women the right to vote. However, during the 1920s, women did not receive equal wages and were often discriminated against in the _______ 

Station Three: Flashy New Lifestyle - Flappers 

Required

After reading the article in your folder and looking at the images with your group, how would you describe pre and post 1920s fashion?

Required

In your personal opinion, do you like the style of dress in the 1920s? Why or why not? What similarities do you see between 1920s fashion and 2020s fashion, 100 years later?

Station Four: Prohibition & Bootlegging 

Required

After reading the article in your folder with your group, how is the history of prohibition and the history of Chicago linked? What was one major effect of prohibition in Chicago?

Required

Examine the political cartoon on prohibition in your folder. What is the cartoonist saying about the reasons certain groups of people would want prohibition to continue?

Putting It All Together: 

Required

After learning about different aspects of the 1920s, do you think the era had a more positive or negative effect on our nation? Use at least on facts from the stations activity to support your opinion. Please respond in at least two complete sentences.

Example-Sentence:
"In my opinion, the 1920s had a more [position/negative] effect on the country because . One example of this from the stations activity is , because __."

Unit 5.5 Classwork: Roaring 1920s Stationwork - SY23

Unit 5.5 Classwork: Roaring 1920s Stationwork - SY23

The Roaring 1920s NOTES

"Why be poor when you can be rich!?"

The Roaring 20s: Stations Activity

Station One: New Inventions & the Era of Credit Cards

Look at the inventions timeline in your folder, count the number of objects you currently use today. Write the total number here.

Of the items on the new inventions list, which three does your group use the most?

Why do you think people in the 1920s were so eager to buy these items even if they really couldn’t afford it? How do you see this mentality reflected in our society today?

Think about some of the items you use that have been invented in the last five to ten years. Why are those inventions/items so imortant for people in our society today? Do we need or want most of these items?

Station Two: Advances in Advertising

What do all of these 1920s advertisements have in common? What techniques did they use to make people want to buy their products?

What do these advertising examples suggest about the values of American society in the Roaring 20s?

In what ways do you see similarities and differences between advertisements in the 1920s and advertisements today, 100 years later?In the "Show Your Work" area, insert one modern day advertisement that supports your explanation.

That's all for class on Monday, 4/24. We will finish the stations activity tomorrow.

Station Three: Flashy New Lifestyle - Flappers

After reading the article in your folder and looking at the images with your group, how would you describe pre and post 1920s fashion?

In your personal opinion, do you like the style of dress in the 1920s? Why or why not? What similarities do you see between 1920s fashion and 2020s fashion, 100 years later?

Station Four: Prohibition & Bootlegging

After reading the article in your folder with your group, how is the history of prohibition and the history of Chicago linked? What was one major effect of prohibition in Chicago?

Examine the political cartoon on prohibition in your folder. What is the cartoonist saying about the reasons certain groups of people would want prohibition to continue?

Putting It All Together:

The Roaring 1920s NOTES

"Why be poor when you can be rich!?"

The Roaring 20s: Stations Activity

Station One: New Inventions & the Era of Credit Cards

Look at the inventions timeline in your folder, count the number of objects you currently use today. Write the total number here.

Of the items on the new inventions list, which three does your group use the most?

Why do you think people in the 1920s were so eager to buy these items even if they really couldn’t afford it? How do you see this mentality reflected in our society today?

Think about some of the items you use that have been invented in the last five to ten years. Why are those inventions/items so imortant for people in our society today? Do we need or want most of these items?

Station Two: Advances in Advertising

What do all of these 1920s advertisements have in common? What techniques did they use to make people want to buy their products?

What do these advertising examples suggest about the values of American society in the Roaring 20s?

In what ways do you see similarities and differences between advertisements in the 1920s and advertisements today, 100 years later?In the "Show Your Work" area, insert one modern day advertisement that supports your explanation.

That's all for class on Monday, 4/24. We will finish the stations activity tomorrow.

Station Three: Flashy New Lifestyle - Flappers

After reading the article in your folder and looking at the images with your group, how would you describe pre and post 1920s fashion?

In your personal opinion, do you like the style of dress in the 1920s? Why or why not? What similarities do you see between 1920s fashion and 2020s fashion, 100 years later?

Station Four: Prohibition & Bootlegging

After reading the article in your folder with your group, how is the history of prohibition and the history of Chicago linked? What was one major effect of prohibition in Chicago?

Examine the political cartoon on prohibition in your folder. What is the cartoonist saying about the reasons certain groups of people would want prohibition to continue?

Putting It All Together:

In what ways do you see similarities and differences between advertisements in the 1920s and advertisements today, 100 years later?

In the "Show Your Work" area, insert one modern day advertisement that supports your explanation.

In what ways do you see similarities and differences between advertisements in the 1920s and advertisements today, 100 years later?

In the "Show Your Work" area, insert one modern day advertisement that supports your explanation.