Name____________
Roaring 1920’s Project
Learning Targets
• Describe changes in society and culture that led to conflicts in values in the 1920s
• Describe the significance of the literature, arts, and feminism of the 1920s
• Describe the innovations in transportation and communication and the impact they had on American
society
Project: In this project you will be showing the innovations and significant literary, artistic, athletic and
political people and events in U.S. History. You will choose a famous 1920’s person and present their
biography. You will present this person’s life story including their impact on the United States.
Requirements:
- Presentation must be between 4 to 6 minutes. No more, no less.
- Person’s life, especially what they are famous for and their impact on the US.
- Picture of your person and then a product to help you present the person/event.
Optional:
You may include a video, audio, readings or other examples of what person is famous for. These are part
of your presentations but may not be longer than one minute.
Project: You may choose form the following list or get your own approved:
- Poster - Advertisement - Collage - Brochure - Comic Strip - Timeline - Video - Power Point -Song Flip Book -Rap -Children’s Story Book - Other ___________
* If you choose your own topic it must be approved by Nov. 22nd.
Possible People to Research:
Athletes: Entertainers:Presidents - Gene Tunney- Boxer - Bessie Smith- Singer
- Babe Ruth- Baseball - Georgia O’Keeffe- Painter – Harding -President
- Helen Wills- Tennis - Louis Armstrong- Musician – Coolidge -President
- Andrew “Rube” Foster- Baseball - “Duke” Ellington- Musician – Hoover-President
- Gertrude Ederle- Swimmer - George Gershwin- Composer
- Jack Dempsey- Boxer - Rudolph Valentino- Dancer
Authors:
- Ty Cobb- Baseball - Walt Disney- Cartoonist - Zelda Fitzgerald - Jim Thorpe- Football - Joan
Crawford- Dancer - F. Scott Fitzgerald – author -Lou Gehrig- Baseball - Bing Crosby- Singer
- Ernest Hemingway – author- Glenna Collett- Golf - Charlie Chaplin- Actor -Claude McKay
- Josephine Baker- Actress - Langston Hughes- black author
Other:
- Billy Sunday- Evangelist - Al Capone- Gangster -Ohio Boys- Political Thieves
- Flappers - Bootleggers - Henry Ford- Business Man
- Automobiles in the 20s - Charles Lindbergh- Pilot - Coco Chanel- Designer
-Amelia Earhart- Pilot - John T. Scopes- Teacher - James W. Johnson- NAACP
*You must choose your person by Nov. 25th.
Only one person per class, first come first serve!!
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My person will be ______________________, because___________________________.
My Name: (FIRST AND LAST)
Name:__________________
Date:____________
Period:_________
The Roaring Twenties Project/Presentation Rubric
4 (A)
Presentation was
4-6 minutes long
3 (B-C)
Presentation was
3-4 minutes long
2 (D)
Presentation was
2-3 minutes long
Presentation of
life story
Described in
clear and precise
detail the life
story of their
person/group
Described in
detail the life
story of their
person/group
Described with
minimal detail
the life story of
their
person/group
Presentation of
the impact on
the U.S.
Described with
clear and precise
detail the impact
their
person/group had
on the U.S.
Described with
detail the impact
their
person/group had
on the U.S.
Described with
minimal detail
the impact their
person/group had
on the U.S.
Ineffectively
described the
impact their
person/group had
on the U.S.
Explanation of
product/visual
aid
Described the
product/visual
aid with clear
and precise detail
Described the
product/visual
aid with detail
Described the
product/visual
aid with minimal
detail
Ineffectively
described the
product/visual
aid
Effectiveness of
product/visual
aid
Product/visual
aid effectively
helped the
presentation of
person/group
Product/visual
aid helped the
presentation of
person/group
Product/visual
aid minimally
helped the
presentation of
person/group
Product/visual
aid ineffectively
helped the
presentation of
person/group
Creativity of
product/visual
aid
Product/visual
aid was very
creative
Product/visual
aid was creative
Product/visual
aid was mildly
creative
Product/visual
aid was not
creative
Work
Cited/Annotation
Has 2 or more
different
sources accurately
documented in MLA
format and
annotations
Has 2 or more
different
sources documented
in MLA format with
some minor errors.
Less than 2different
sources documented
in MLA format with
several errors.
Sources are
documented, but not
in the MLA format
Length of
presentation
1-0 (F)
Presentation was
1-2 minutes long
Ineffectively
described the life
story of their
person/group