Jazz Age

Students will be developing a CD with a compilation of jazz songs that best exemplifies the Jazz Era (1920s-1930s). They will create a CD cover, an insert with each song title, its lyrics, and justification for why the song was included in the album.

Have students recognize cause and effect by reflecting on how a person's history/culture impacts his/her development and the decisions they make.

Students will be required to put together a PowerPoint or poster board presentation on a theme from the Roaring Twenties. The presentation (PowerPoint slides or poster board) must include pictures, descriptions, and various other items.

Students will study Kansas City Jazz of the 1920s and 1930s.

Activities to help students gain a more distinct knowledge of the Jazz Movement of the 1920s.