1920s UNIT PROJECT- PART I
A
GROUP WORK (20 points)
As a group you will create a collage from the key significant names, ideas and events below.
Your collage must reflect the dichotomy of the normalcy and traditionalism with the modernity
and exuberance of the time period. There are several creative ways to portray these seemingly
conflicting themes of the era. For example, you may want to show one of the collage as
traditional and the other as modern. You may want to use black and white images for traditional
themes and color images for modern ideas.
Choose at least 12 of these fundamental themes/ideas/events/people and use words or images to
represent them on your collage. You must use at least two from each of the 6 thematic categories.
Your group should present its collage on a shape/image that it best feels represents a significant
event, person or idea of the 1920s.
INDIVIDUAL WORK (30 points)
Each group member must answer 5 of the 6 questions associated with each category. These
questions address essential ideas of the era. You must answer each question thoroughly and it
needs to be word processed (i.e. typed). Although you may work together, you may not copy or
have the same answers as others.
B
1. Harlem Renaissance
What is meant by the term “Harlem
Renaissance”? Why did it occur? (Make
sure to use specific examples)
-The Great Migration
-Jazz and specific musicians
-Langston Hughes
-Zora Neale Hurston
-Marcus Garvey
-NAACP/W.E.B. DuBois
2. Nativism and Immigration
What led to an increase in racial tensions
and xenophobia during the 1920s? Why?
-Red Scare/Communism/Anarchy
-Palmer Raids
-Sacco and Vanzetti
-KKK
-Emergency Quota Act of 1921
3. Women’s Roles
What were the key events that led to gains
for women in the 1920s? Why?
-Suffrage/19th Amendment
-Margaret Sanger
-Flappers
-Female Entertainers
-Georgia O’Keefe
-Double Standard
4. Business and Industry
What modern business practices emerged
from the 1920s?
-Consumerism/Advertising
-Henry Ford/Model-T/Assembly Line
-New technology and inventions
-Laissez Faire politics
-The fall of unions/strikes
-Buying on credit
5. Politics and Ideologies
How did geography and location affect one’s
politics and beliefs? Use specific examples
- Prohibition/18th Amendment/Volstead
Act/WCTU
- Bootlegging/Al Capone/Organized Crime
- Scopes “Monkey” Trial
-Fundamentalism and revivalists
6. Culture and the “Roaring” Twenties
What cultural trends and events led to the
notion of the “Roaring” Twenties?
-Hollywood/Mass Media/Radio
-Baseball/Sports
-Art
-Sensationalist Events and Heroes
-“The Lost Generation”
-Celebration of Youth
1920s Unit Project-Part I Rubric
A. Group Collage (20 points)
 Each of the 6 key themes/idea is represented
 It demonstrates the dichotomous nature of the era
 Work is accurate
 Overall presentation reflects effort, professionalism, creativity and neatness
 Group effort (i.e. one person did not do all the work, each student contributed
with ideas and supplies, group worked well together, group cleaned up)
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Names of Group Members:
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B. Individual Written Work (30 points)- Must be word-processed (typed)
 Have original phrasing and ideas (not copied)
 Information is accurate and correct
 Correct grammar and spelling
 Responses are complete and examples are relevant
 All elements of the question are covered
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