Culture

Students research and learn about the fashion of a certain time period and identify with the personal convictions and tastes of the famous First Ladies of the past.

Students compare and contrast two composers

Students compare and contrast the lives of three of the most prominent artists in the Regionalism movement: Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry

Activities that help students think and work like historians

The students will produce a monthly magazine from WWI. The time frame (month) will be chosen to coincide with a particular battle of their choice.

Students will research in a group setting and prepare a written report or a PowerPoint presentation (complete with notes) about some aspect of the 1920s that does not fit the stereotype this era.

Students will read chapter five from Fredrick Lewis Allen's Only Yesterday, "The revolution of Manners & Morals" as a guide to the seismic shifts in American popular culture during the 1920s.

Putting together a 1920s newspaper as a group - each student will contribute an individual articles.