You are cordially invited to attend
a 1920s Dinner Party
on Friday, April 26
Each of you will take on the personality of a significant figure from the 1920s. You will spend time in
class and at home researching your character; you will be required to complete the research
questionnaire attached. Then, on Friday, during the double, we will hold the dinner party. During the
dinner party, you will have a series of conversations – some impromptu and some based on specific
questions. Throughout the dinner party, you will be responsible for taking notes on each of the other
guests. Your notes will be used for a class activity on Monday.
You will be encouraged to dress up, and we can talk about music and bringing in festive refreshments
for the event.
Guests Scheduled To Attend:
Feminism – Emily Post, Zelda Fitzgerald
Leadership – W.E.B. Dubois, Marcus Garvey
Literature - T.S. Eliot, Langston Hughes
Business – Henry Ford, Eugene V. Debs
Politics – J. Edgar Hoover, Sacco and Vanzetti
Heroes – Charles Lindbergh, Al Capone
You will be graded on the following:
Research (Research questionnaire and NoodleTools)
Participation
Notes During Dinner Party
Activity Following Dinner Party
/30 points
/30 points
/20 points
/20 points
100 points
Deadlines:
All research must be complete for Friday’s double – NoodleTools and Research Questionaire.
On Monday, April 29 you will complete a class activity where you will be permitted to use the notes
you took during the Dinner Party.
PERSONALITY RESEARCH: (yes, you will be turning this in)
NAME_______________________________________________________________________
PERSONAL BACKGROUND and FAMILY LIFE
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
ISSUES and IDEAS YOU ARE INVOLVED WITH
POINT OF VIEW (Think about politics, controversial issues of the time, etc.)
SIGNIFICANCE
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS (Identify at least TWO primary documents connected to your personality.
As you choose primary documents, think about how you might be able to incorporate them into the
the dinner table conversation).
DINNER PARTY NOTES
As you converse with the various dinner party guests it will be important to take notes on their lives,
accomplishments, and significance. Be sure to incorporate the primary documents used/referenced in
discussion, too! Yes, you will be turning these in.
Feminism
Emily Post
Zelda Fitzgerald
Leadership
W.E.B. DuBois
Marcus Garvey
Literature
T.S. Eliot
Business
Henry Ford
Langston Hughes
Eugene V. Debs
Politics (Red Scare)
J. Edgar Hoover
Heroes
Charles Lindbergh
Sacco and Vanzetti
Al Capone