Course: 20th Century HistoryGrade: 11th

Days needed: 7

The Roaring 20’s Unit Plan Outline

Unit Objective(s): Students will be able to:

1. Discuss what the nation was like during the 1920s, highlighting changes in its economy, society, politics, and arts and culture.

2. Create a list of important figures from the 1920s. 3. Identify and describe the different aspects of life in the 20’s, i.e. entertainment,

music, Sports, and fashion. 4. Dance the Charleston and perform it. 5. Identify the people who contributed to the culture of the 1920’s. 6. Identify the policies of the Harding administration and describe the development

of postwar isolationism and the immigration quota system.7. Identify the impact of the automobiles, electric power, advertising, and

installment buying on the American consumer and describe how consumer goods became the foundation of business boom of the 1920’s.

8. Identify postwar conditions in America and describe how fear of communism affected civil liberties and the labor movement.

9. Identify life with Prohibition and describe how the “twenties” reflected conflicts and tensions in American culture.

10. Identify the efforts of the NAACP, Marcus Gravey’s movement, and the Harlem Renaissance

11. Describe why the 1920’s were a crucial era in African- American history.

Standards:1. National: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.102. PA State: 8.3.12.A.B.C.D 5.1.12E 6.2.12 D

Assessments:1. Diagnostic: class work assignments and homework2. Summative: Unit Test3. Formative: Magazine Project

Relevance: To understand the culture, politics, crime, economic effect, and mood of the 1920’s and how it still affects the culture of today.

Daily Sketch:Day 1: Content: Introduction to America in the 20’s: America struggles with postwar issues; the Russian Revolution brings a Communist government to power. Many Americans fear that a similar revolution will occur in the United States. Political radicals and labor activists meet with increasing opposition. Activities:

1. Writing Response (Homework)2. Artifact worksheets (guided practice)3. Journal entrée (closure) 4. Introduce magazine project

Day 2:Content: Government and Business- the republicans return to isolationism and the kind of policies that had characterized the period before the reforms of the progressive era. During the prosperous 920’s, the automobile industry and other industries flourish. Americans’ standard of living rises to new heights.Activities:

1. At the bell- Interpreting Political Cartoons Journal Entree2. Guided Practice: artifact worksheets3. Homework: Writing Response4. Closure: Journal entree

Day 3:Content: Life in the 20’s: Music, Entertainment, Sports, Dance and the flapper. The mass media, movies, and spectator sports play important roles in the popular culture of the 1920’s. The twenties woman: American women of the 1920’s pursue new lifestyles and different roles in society. Activities:

1. Learn to dance the Charleston 2. 20’s Writing Project - Hand out the 20’s writing project paper. The student will

have about ten minutes to complete the assignment and hand it in. 3. KWL

Day 4:Content: Prohibition- 18th Amendment: speakeasies, Gangsters, Chicago, Home-made alcohol. Americans experience cultural conflicts as customs and values changes in the United States during the 1920’sActivities:

1. Bell Ringer2. Identify what you think speakeasy and bootlegger means to you. 3. Guided Practice: Prohibition artifacts worksheets4. Homework: Writing Response to Prohibit Alcohol or not?5. Closure: Journal Entry- How might the overall atmosphere of the 1920’s have

contributed to the failure of prohibition?

Day 5: Content: The Harlem Renaissance: African- American ideas, politics, art, literature, and music flourish in Harlem and elsewhere in the United States. Activities:

1. At the Bell- Identify Terms and Names2. Guided Practice: The Harlem Renaissance Music Worksheet3. Independent Practice (Homework): The Harlem Renaissance Review artifact4. Closure: Exit Pass

Day 6: Formal Test Activities: Magazine project due