Grade 10D Canadian History - 1920s/30s SUMMATIVE ASSIGNMENT
COMPARE & CONTRAST A FAMILY SITUATION
LEARNING GOALS
(CONTINUITY & CHANGE)
Students will…
Explain how life continued to be the same from the 1920s to the 1930s
Explain how life changed from the 1920s to the 1930s
Identify key aspects of life in the 1920s and the 1930s
Students will either (1) use a real life family from the time period, or
(2) create a fictional family for this project.
Students will compare life in the 1920s to life in the 1930s through the perspective of the
family’s experience in both decades. Students will compare the changes seen in one of the
following categories:
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Culture (eg. fashion & entertainment)
Technology (eg. transportation)
Politics (eg. Party platforms, responses)
Economics (eg. Finances, employment)
The project could be constructed in a number of ways:
(1) A report style booklet, where compare/contrast items are presented in
chapters, page by page
(2) A Bristol board/presentation board, where compare/contrast items are
presented side-by-side
MINIMUM Word Count per
decade 
MINIMUM
Visuals Requirements 
CITATION REQUIREMENTS 
500 words
(NOTE: this can be in point form
or full sentences, depending on you
chosen presentation format)
At least TWO (2) photos/diagrams
demonstrating the similarities &
changes between the two decades,
per section
Footnotes or Endnotes,
accompanied by a proper
bibliography
DUE DATE: _________________________
SUCCESS CRITERIA FOR THE SUMMATIVE ASSIGNMENT
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Students will either (1) use a real life family from the time period, or (2)
create a fictional family for this project, including the details necessary to
explain their location, economic & social status
THEN…students will…
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Identify key elements of culture of the 1920s
Identify key elements of culture of the 1930s
Explain with examples how culture changes from the 1920s to the 1930s
Explain with examples how culture remained the same from the 1920s to
the 1930s
OR
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Identify key elements of politics of the 1920s
Identify key elements of politics of the 1930s
Explain with examples how politics changes from the 1920s to the 1930s
Explain with examples how politics remained the same from the 1920s to
the 1930s
OR
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Identify key elements of technology of the 1920s
Identify key elements of technology of the 1930s
Explain with examples how technology changes from the 1920s to the
1930s
Explain with examples how technology remained the same from the 1920s
to the 1930s
OR
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Identify key elements of the economy of the 1920s
Identify key elements of the economy of the 1930s
Explain with examples how the economy changes from the 1920s to the
1930s
Explain with examples how economy remained the same from the 1920s
to the 1930s
This is your CHECKLIST! USE IT!
20s/30s COMPARE & CONTRAST Project CHECKLIST
Have you CREATED A FAMILY?
Y
N
Have you CREATED their ECONOMIC & SOCIAL BACKGROUND? Their COMPOSTITION? Their PHYSICAL
DETAILS & LOCATION?
Y
N
Have you made a LIST OF ITEMS from the 1920s that you will EXAMINE that are RELEVANT to your
CATEGORY?
Y
N
Have you applied RESEARCH that is APPROPRIATE, DEEP, and ACCURATE in the description of these 1920s
items?
Y
N
Have you described these items from the POINT OF VIEW of your FAMILY and how they LIVE WITH/INTERACT
WITH the 1920s items?
Y
N
Have you made a LIST OF ITEMS from the 1930s that you will EXAMINE that are RELEVANT to your
CATEGORY?
Y
N
Have you applied RESEARCH that is APPROPRIATE, DEEP, and ACCURATE in the description of these 1930s
items?
Y
N
Have you described these items from the POINT OF VIEW of your FAMILY and how they LIVE WITH/INTERACT
WITH the 1930s items?
Y
N
Have you COMPARED the SIMILIARITIES between your 20s and 30s ITEMS? WHY & HOW THEY ARE
SIMILAR? Is there appropriate RESEARCH to DEMONSTRATE WHY THEY ARE SIMILAR?
Y
N
Have you COMPARED the DIFFERENCES between your 20s and 30s ITEMS? WHY & HOW THEY ARE
DIFFERENT? Is there appropriate RESEARCH to DEMONSTRATE WHY THEY ARE DIFFERENT?
Y
N
Have you provided the MINIMUM BIBLIOGRAPY required?
Y
N
Have you FOOT NOTED/END NOTED your work accurately?
Y
N
Have you included TWO VISUALS for each section (20s & 30s) – are they RELEVANT AND ACCURATE? Are
they EFFECTIVE in CONTRIBUTING to the COMPARE & CONTRAST of your ITEMS ACROSS TWO
DECADES?
Y
N
Have you EDITED YOUR WORK FOR GRAMMAR & SPELLING? Have you DESIGNED your work to be
PROFESSIONAL, CREATIVE, IMAGINATIVE, NEAT, with CARE & ATTENTION TO DETAIL?
Y
N