Unit 5.5 Classwork: Roaring 1920s Stationwork - SY23
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Content Objective: IWBAT contextualize the Roaring 20s era.
Skill Objective: IWBAT determine central ideas and themes of a text.
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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!?"
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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 _______
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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
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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
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Advertising Advances
-Glorification of _______
-Advertising becomes more sophisticated – playing on people’s _______ & insecurities
-Use of social success and threats
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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
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Look at the inventions timeline in your folder, count the number of objects you currently use today. Write the total number here.
Look at the inventions timeline in your folder, count the number of objects you currently use today. Write the total number here.
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Of the items on the new inventions list, which three does your group use the most?
Of the items on the new inventions list, which three does your group use the most?
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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?
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?
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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?
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
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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 all of these 1920s advertisements have in common? What techniques did they use to make people want to buy their products?
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What do these advertising examples suggest about the values of American society in the Roaring 20s?
What do these advertising examples suggest about the values of American society in the Roaring 20s?
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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.
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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 _______.
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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
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After reading the article in your folder and looking at the images with your group, how would you describe pre and post 1920s fashion?
After reading the article in your folder and looking at the images with your group, how would you describe pre and post 1920s fashion?
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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?
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?
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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?
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?
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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?
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?
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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 ______."
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 ______."