Name:
Hr.
The Roaring Twenties Assessment
Introduction
You know that historians call the 1920s the Roaring Twenties but do you really know why? Can you put
the pieces together in order to demonstrate how flapper girls, speakeasies, jazz music, evolution and the
Harlem Renaisannce made the 1920s roar? I think you can.
Procedure
You will be creating a short video using Explee. You will present you video at a 1920s Gallery Walk.
Phase 1: Were the 1920s a “Roaring Decade?”
You will demonstrate understanding using an example of a person or event from the 1920:
Step 1: Chose the “Sign of a Roaring Decade” that you feel most comfortable with.
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Technological Advancement
Culture of Change
Challenging Fundamentalism
Is the Grass Always Greener?
Step 2: Select an example from your Sign of a Roaring Decade. Circle your topic.
Advancements in
Technology
Assembly Line
PEZ Candy
Dishwasher
Telephone
Insulin
Radio
Culture of Change
Challenge to Fundamentalism
Duke Ellington
Langston Hughes
Carrie Chapman Catt
NAWSA
Billie Holiday
Georgia O’Keafe
John T Scopes
Lois Long
Colleen Moore
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Cotton Club
Margaret Sanger
Step 3: Conduct background research.
The Five W’s – ***This information will make up the bulk of your explee!***
Who was involved?
What was it?
When did it happen?
Where did it take place?
Why was it important?
Anything else?
Is the Grass Always
Greener?
Al Capone
John Dillinger
Bonnie and Clyde
Pretty Boy Floyd
Fred Gifford
1920s Lynching
Name:
Hr.
Step 4: Answering the unit question – What makes a decade roar? ***You can include your
respnse on your explee or use a written copy to read out-loud at the gallery walk.***
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How did your example of a Sign of a Roaring Decade make the 1920s roar? Chose one
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How did the technological advancement move society forward Economically and
culturally?
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How did the cultural change move society passed stereotypes and racist/sexist ideas?
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How did the challenge to fundamentalism make society more forward thinking and
open minded?
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How did the dark side of the 1920s contradict the idea that the 1920s roared?
Phase 2: Do the 2000s Roar? (2000-2015) ***You can include your respnse on your explee or use a
written copy to read out-loud at the gallery walk.***
Step 1: Brainstorm modern day examples of your Sign of a Roaring Decade.
Step 2: Answer the question with a yes or a no – Are the 2000s-2010s roaring decades?
Step 3: Support your answer by identifying and explaining 2 examples from the modern world
Mr. Lenz’s Example:
Yes, the 2000 teens are a roaring decade because of the huge advancements in technology and
how much our culture has changed and progressed. I look at the iphone 6 as a technological
advancement that provided a ton of news jobs for people, such as engineering jobs to create
new and improved aps and software to make the iphone 6 work so well. Also, the iphone 6 has
created a whole new digital/online culture amongst people who use new ways to communicate
across the globe like skype and emjois or pay bills/shop from anywhere in the world!