The Roaring ‘20s
Verbal/Linguistic
1. Write a newspaper article about Prohibition.
2. Write a report about the evolution of Jazz music.
3. Do a creative writing exercise about Henry Ford and his Model T automobile.
4. Write a research paper on the changing image of women in the 1920’s.
5. Make a word web about sports heroes from the 1920’s
6. Write a letter describing Charles Lindberg’s crossing of the Atlantic aboard the “Spirit of St.
Louis.”
Logical/Mathematical
1. Sequence the major inventions that changed America during the 1920’s.
2. Graph the stock market rise from 1920 to 1928 and the subsequent crash.
3. List and organize facts about Prohibition.
4. Create a chart that demonstrates the growth of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People by 1920.
5. Discuss trends in crimes related to Prohibition.
6. Create a biographical timeline about Margaret Sanger
7. Compare and contrast the personalities of Marcus Garvey, Booker T. Washington, and
W.E.B. Dubois.
8. Calculate the distance Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic ocean.
Visual/Spatial
1. Draw a political cartoon of Al Capone.
2. Design a postcard about a major event from the 1920s.
3. Design a brochure about the “flapper.”
4. Make a poster advertising a Louis Armstrong show from the Jazz Age.
5. Create a political cartoon about the Teapot Dome scandal.
6. Watch the film The Great Gatsby and write a brief review.
Musical/Rhythmic
1. Perform the Charleston dance.
2. Write a report on the impact of African music on the Jazz Age.
3. Sing a song from the Jazz age as a duo or group.
4. Play a popular song from the 1920’s for the class.
Bodily/Kinesthetic
1. Act out the role of Babe Ruth before a big baseball game.
2. Create a project about the Harlem Renaissance.
3. Perform a skit about the “Red Scare.”
4. Build a puzzle about Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge.
Naturalist
1. Record the changes in farming techniques in the 1920’s that increased farm production.
2. Categorize the raw materials needed for Harvey Firestone’s tires.
3. Record the changes in the automobile due to the refinement of gasoline.
4. List the natural materials needed to make illegal bathroom gin during Prohibition.
5. Discuss changes in food production as a result of the research of George Washington
Carver.
6. Use a graphic organizer to show patterns of U.S. immigration in the 1920’s.
Interpersonal
1. Write a collaborative paper on the changes in transportation in the 1920’s.
2. Do a team presentation on the Jazz Age.
3. Do a team presentation on the changing roles of women in the 1920’s.
Intrapersonal
1. Defend the 19th amendment.
2. Weigh alternatives to the actions by Congress to restrict immigration in the 1920’s.