Curated OER
Giggle Water & Struggle Buggies
Here is a lesson that acquaints learners with the 1920s. They will use primary source documents to create original skits. Students choose a character from the 1920s, become that character, and then share what they have learned through...
Curated OER
What Caused the Great Depression?
Analyze the many causes of major political, economic, and social developments during the 1920s and 1930s, with emphasis on the Great Depression. Read photographs from the 1920's and the 1930's, then write a brief explanation of what you...
Curated OER
F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great American Dreamer
Students explore how F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. In novels such as Tender is the Night, This Side of Paradise, and The Great Gatsby, he captured the mood and manners of his time.
Curated OER
STORY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH JAPANESE ART
Eighth graders create a story to explain the art object being studied. The story displays students knowledge of writing conventions, elements of a short story, literary conflict, and the use of descriptive text.
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Digital History
Digital History: The Roaring Twenties [Pdf]
Read this comprehensive look at the Roaring Twenties, or Jazz Age. Read about Prohibition and its ramifications, women's gains, entertainment, and literature. Also find out about the resurgence of racial unrest and violence. A very good...
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression (1920 1939)
Getting back to the daily grind after World War I led to an age of consumerism and wealth which created an entirely different culture of affluence in the United States until Black Tuesday in 1929. Find lessons, videos, slideshows, and...
Scholastic
Scholastic History Mystery: Roaring '20S: Ossian Sweet
Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery person, Ossian Sweet.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: The Presidency of Calvin Coolidge
Find out more about Calvin Coolidge, who presided over the Roaring Twenties.
Other
History of the Roaring Twenties
Step back in time to the 1920s and explore the history that made this era the 'Roaring Twenties'.
Virginia History Series
Virginia History Series: Virginia State History 20th Century (1921 1940) [Pdf]
The Roaring Twenties was a time of great prosperity in America and Virginia. However, it ended with a bust that shook our country to its core. Imagine the culture of this time with the help of pictures, charts, and maps. This slideshow...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of the u.s. Safe for Democracy Webisode 11
Webisode 11 - Safety for Democracy. The history of the United States is presented in a series of webisodes, within each are a number of segments.Included are links to lesson plans, teacher guides, resources, activities, and tools.
The History Cat
The History Cat: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
Looks at the history of the Prohibition Era in the United States, how it started, the problems it caused, and how it ended.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Ap Us History: Unit 6: Becoming a Modern Nation
This extensive learning module examines the role of large-scale industrialization, urbanization, and mass migrations in creating new demands on government and social organizations to design reforms, and looks at the global and domestic...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: It's a Wonderful Life
The learners will use the Internet to research the Roaring Twenties, The Stock Market Crash, and The Great Depression. They will also watch the movie "It's A Wonderful Life" to see how people lived through these three dramatic eras. They...
A&E Television
History.com: Prohibition
A detailed article, along with related video clips and a photo gallery, covering Prohibition and 1920s America.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Booming 1920s
Section on the post-war economic boom and social changes that hit in the 1920s after World War I.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Chicago Tribune Cartoons
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Curated OER
History Matters: Movie Going in the 1920s
As part of a research study performed in the 1920s, individuals were asked to write about their experiences with movie-going. This is an excerpt from that study by a high school girl, who tells about what the movies mean to her.
Digital History
Digital History: Overview of the 1920s
Original documents, a timeline, biographies, pictures, and videos cover historical and cultural events of the 1920s.
A&E Television
History.com: What Was the Scopes Trial Really About?
The Scopes Trial, also known as the Scopes Monkey Trial, was the 1925 prosecution of science teacher John Scopes for teaching evolution in a Tennessee public school, which a recent bill had made illegal. The trial featured two of the...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Great Depression
This site provides a brief description of the events surrounding the 20's and the Great Depression in the United States.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Bee's Knees of the 1920s
This is a culminating activity to an American history unit on "The Roaring 20s." Students will work in groups to research notable individuals from the 1920s and apply that knowledge to create a digital poster using Glogster. This poster...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Only Yesterday Year by Year
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: The Jazz Age
A comprehensive overview with many interesting facts and information on the Jazz Age, a period in U.S. history associated with exuberance and the introduction of jazz music.