Introduction to the 20s: Crash Course.This video provides and excellent overview for introduction into the unit. Students will be able to quickly see what will be presented and prepare for the given topic. This will also serve as an positive review for student comprehension. By revisiting this video, students will be able to reflect on the content that has been discussed and have the opportunity to ask any questions for clarification.
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Harlem Renaissance Video.This video, the supporting visuals and documents, illustrate the growth and development of the African American culture throughout the 1920s. This cultural movement is seen through music, literature, artwork, and social changes in the African American community.
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Digital History.Through this website, students, teachers, and parents can access vital primary resources necessary for comprehension of the 1920s era. Resources include textbook overviews on important aspects of the time period, primary documents, biographies on people, timelines, pop culture, visual aids, interactive worksheets, and comprehension check quizzes.
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Inventions & Innovations.This webpage provides educational overview of the 1920s developments. These technological, social, cultural, and economic innovations are important and characteristic of the roaring twenties. They are clearly and concisely layer out the included video and summaries.
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1920s Role Play.This interactive and fun game allows students to take on the role of a young man or woman of the 20s. Through the decisive situations and questioning, students are able to understand social norms, laws like prohibition, and other interesting events and everyday lives of people from the Roaring Twenties. This game makes the history relative to the students and can gauge their interest in the subject. Although it is based through Canada, students cane use reasoning and knowledge to gauge the experience for Americans.
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Modernity of the 1920s.This collection of primary sources is great for student involvement! Students can actively analyze, synthesize, and empathize with individuals' struggles, ideas, and happiness throughout the 1920s.
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Interactive Examples.This teacher resource provides a plethora of interactive activities to be applied in the classroom. They range from primary sources, video, visual, DBQ, and other helpful resources throughout the lesson.
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Jazz Music Playlist.This collection of classic Jazz songs from the 1920s will be a great taste of the culture and musical developments of the time period. It will provide great background music while students work on given assignments or provide excellent warm up activities and students walk into the room everyday.
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Metropolis.This 1927 film can give students a great connection to the past. Although it is unlikely that time permit watching its' entirety, students can gain understanding of values, ideas, and the time period of popular culture of the 1920s.
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