Mann/English 11
Name: _____________________Period: ____
1920s Poster Gallery Walk
Poster Topic
What did you learn from the poster?
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Based on what you learned in the gallery walk, what does this tell you about the 1920s?
What was society like at that time? Would you like to have lived then? Why or why not?
In the classroom, listen to the music being played. How does this music reflect the time
period?
Mann/English 11
Name: _____________________Period: ____
Poetic Parallel
Dorothy Parker is a poet most often linked to the 1920’s
New York literati scene. She wrote for The New Yorker
when it was first founded by her friend, and was a
fixture at the Algonquin Round Table (hangout of
Parker and her famous friends). She is best known for
her caustic wit and cutting poems. Read the poem
and then explain whether Ms. Parker approves
or disapproves of Flappers. Explain your answer
with evidence, please.
“The Flapper”
The Playful flapper here we see,
The fairest of the fair.
She’s not what Grandma used to be,
-- You might say, au contraire.
Her girlish ways may make a stir,
Her manners cause a scene,
But there is no more harm in her
Than in a submarine.
She nightly knocks for many a goal
The usual dancing men.
Her speed is great, but her control
Is something else again.
All spotlights focus on her pranks.
All tongues her prowess herald.
For which she well may render thanks
To God and Scott Fitzgerald.
Her golden rule is plain enough Just get them young and treat them rough.