Question/Problem 2: How did the lives of famous people reflect life in the 1920s?
Description of lesson/activity
1. explain how an important individual left his or her mark on the 1920s.
2. gather information using a variety of resources.
3. demonstrate organizational skills through note-taking and preparation of an oral report and visual aid.
4. demonstrate listening skills by gathering data/information about life in the 1920s from class oral reports.
1. Students should select, or be assigned, a famous person from the 1920s. See the "1920s Famous People Mini-Project" handout for a suggested list of people. Prior to this step, the teacher should work with the school's media specialist to find out what resources are available for this unit and if information about all the people on the list is available.
2. Students should prepare a brief written report, a brief oral report, and a visual aid. See the mini-project handout for directions. Students may use the accompanying "Mini-Project Notes Outline" to help them organize the information they gather.
3. As each student reports on his or her famous person, the rest of the class should be gathering information on the accompanying "Notes on Famous People" worksheet. The teacher should grade the oral reports using the accompanying "Assessment Criteria for 1920s Oral Report ."
4. Teacher should advise students that their notes will be very important in the completion of the next question/problem.
Resource 1: 1920s Famous People Mini-Project
Resource 2: Mini-Project Notes Outline
Resource 3: Notes on Famous People
Resource 4: Assessment Criteria for 1920s Oral Report
Library/Media Center resources including encyclopedias and Current Biography.