CHC2P
STUDENT DRIVEN LEARNING PROJECT
Unit 2: 1920’s and 30’s
UNIT 2,
Name: __________
TASK
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Choose a partner or work individually
Choose a topic from this list below
Research that topic (Computer lab and in class)
present your findings in a power point presentation (6 slides)
Write a quiz on the presentations
GROUPS
Pod #
1
2
3
4
Members
Christy, Drew, Julia, Jordan,
Sam, Spencer
Madison, Adam, Chloe, Mike,
Malcolm Sierra
Zoe, Michaelangelo, Sayed,
Cassy, Elizabeth, Andy
Will, Kadara Dennis, David,
Conrad, Jaymee
Note: As a pod you select a topic to research. Once
you have your topic you can organize yourself however
you like!
- No - you do not have to work all together
- Yes - you may choose to sub-divide or even
work alone
- Yes - your pod must cover all material under
your topic but individually you can divide it up
- Yes – you can focus on one or some aspects
that interest you
- No- there can be no overlap in your research
CHC2P
STUDENT DRIVEN LEARNING PROJECT
UNIT 2,
TOPICS
1. Transportation and Communications: Search for information and pictures on the main
types of transportation for Canadians and Americans in the 1920s and 1930s. Particular
topics that should be covered include, but are not limited to:
 cars and trucks
 trains
 types and uses of aeroplanes
 ocean transportation
 local and long distance communications
2. Prohibition: Find out all about prohibition in Canada. Where did it take place (Make a
map!)? How was it smuggled? Who were the main Canadian smugglers? How did Canadian
police try to stop smuggling? Were there any famous incidents? Also cover any related
crimes.
3. Economic Boom and Problems: start with Text pages 145-147. Find pictures and
descriptions of what work was like in the 1920s. Find pictures of factories and factory
workers, people working in stores and businesses, and farm families. How much did people
get paid? Did anyone ever go on strike? How hard was the work? You may want to check
out a book on the history of Ottawa to learn about local businesses.
4. Sports, Entertainment, and the Arts: start with Text 140-141, 150-151172-175. Find out
about Canadian and American entertainment, and Canadian sports (not American!!). Look
for information and pictures on:
 movies and movie stars (Some big ones were Canadian)
 home entertainment (magazines, radios, records)
 music (jazz)
 Group of Seven
 professional and Olympic sports (particularly the 1928 Olympics)
 other ways to entertain oneself (local sports and games, etc.)
5. Political Parties and Politics: start with Text pages 136-39,168-171. Sounds boring but this
challenging topic covers a very revolutionary period in Canadian politics. Lots of new parties
are formed, join together, fail, or succeed throughout the boom and bust times of the 1920s.
6. Canada and the World: start with. How do Canada=s relations with Britain, the USA, and
other countries change in the 1920s? Do we gain or lose international respect? Do we sign
any major treaties or make any major agreements. This topic starts with Resolution IX and
the Treaty of Versailles negotiations and ends with the Treaty of Westminster in 1930.
7. How average people lived: The 1920s were supposed to be a “good time” for most
Canadians and Canadian families. What=s the evidence for this? In what ways was life
getting better for average Canadians in the 1920s? What were typical jobs and wages like?
Were living standards improving? What would typical homes be like? What new consumer
goods could you buy? What were fashions like (for men and women)? In what ways was life
better than in the 1900s and 1910s?
CHC2P
STUDENT DRIVEN LEARNING PROJECT
UNIT 2,
PROCESS
1. Groups
You have a pod. Select your specific topic and who specifically
you will be working with:
My topic:______________
working with: __________________
__________________
2. Research
Computer lab ----------------------------------- Tuesday March 2nd
Scrap books, class time –-------------------- Wednesday March 3rd
Class time through-out the week
Computer lab (to write up power-points)--- Thursday March 11th
Presentations –----------------------------------- Friday March 12th
3. Product
You are to create a 6 slide power-point presentation on your
topic. It must cover the information in the topic outline
To include
o Text – describing and addressing questions outlined
in your topic
o Pictures – make it visual and ‘professional looking’
o Correct spelling
o Sources – where did you get your information
4. Presentations
o Must be emailed to me by Thurs. March 11th
susan.pannell.barrett@ocdsb.ca
o Presentations will be in class on Fri. March 12th