Roaring Twenties

To introduce a unit on the Roaring 20s, students will match 1920s slang words/phrases to their modern equivalents. They will then complete 10 fill in the blank statements using the slang terms, and lastly will complete a third task (3 options provided)...

Students will review the people, events, inventions, and more from the Roaring 1920s by creating a pamphlet covering 4 different topics/events/people (12 options provided for students to choose from).  There are 8 requirements for students to...

This presentation and note guide is a brief introduction to the social and cultural aspects of the 1920s. Topics covered include but are not limited to: the Red Scare, the Palmer Raids, Sacco and Vanzetti, Al Capone, Prohibition, Scopes Monkey Trial,...

Students will play true, false, fix to review the people and events of the Roaring 1920s. They will read 14 statements and determine which are true and which are false. They will then complete 3 other tasks with the material. This is best done in pairs...

Students will read and analyze an overview of nativism in the Roaring 20s, the Immigration Act of 1917, the Emergency Quota Act of 1921, and the Immigration Act of 1924 by answering 6 questions. They will then analyze 14 political cartoons according to 5...

Students will review what they learned about the people, trends, events, acts, and more of the 1920s by making trading cards or a cube. Both options balance academic requirements with personal choice and creativity. A teacher information page, cube...

This powerpoint is a brief introduction to the social/cultural aspects of the 1920s. Topics covered include but are not limited to: the Red Scare, the Palmer Raids, Sacco and Vanzetti, Al Capone, Prohibition, Scopes Monkey Trial, cultural changes, Harlem...

Students read 10 quotes about the Roaring 1920s from various point of view and covering different topics (immigration, consumerism, jazz, prohibition, women's suffrage, evolution, etc), analyze 9 images, answer 19 questions, and respond to up to 5...

Students will read an account on prohibition during the Roaring 20s from the point of view of a German tourist to New York in 1927. They will then answer 10 questions, complete 2 tasks, and analyze 8 images by responding to provided prompts. This would...

Students can use this editable Roaring 1920s test as a review packet or as an end of unit assessment. It has matching, true/false/fix, multiple choice, image identification, and academic identification questions. The answers are included and if used as a...

Students will review what they learned about the people, events, publications, organizations, and more of the Harlem Renaissance by making trading cards or a cube. Both options balance academic requirements with personal choice and creativity. A teacher...

Students will learn about, or review, the people, events, publications, organizations, and more of the Harlem Renaissance by working through this learning packet. There are 2 pages of an informational overview followed by 9 questions and a comprehension...