Introduction
The Great Gatsby takes place during the summer of 1922, this time period is considered the Roaring 20's or the Jazz Age. In this assignment, the class will discover ways the American Dream was affected during this time period and how the setting helps understanding the characters, develop the plot, and contributing to the atmosphere.
Task
The class will be split into groups of 4, and pick a topic to research about. The information gathered will put on a power point and presented to the class.
Topic: Culture
Music
Social Issues
Life before WWI and after WWI
After completing the research on the Roaring 20's, the group is expected to explain how society has changed from then and now, and how the American Dream has changed throughout the 20's.
Process
Step 1) Building Your PowerPoint
The sites below will help with any topic:
http://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties
http://www.shmoop.com/1920s/ideology.html
The goal is to have the students build a PowerPoint to have an understand how people in the Roaring 20's lived.
Step 2) Roaring 20's American Dream
Sites that will help with the American Dream:
https://www.inforefuge.com/demise-of-american-dream-the-great-gatsby
https://www.thebalance.com/what-is-the-american-dream-quotes-and-history-3306009
The goal is to have the students analyze how Americans and immigrants perceived the American Dream to be.
You are not limited to these websites, however, these are useful websites that will help with your presentation.
Note: Use Trusted Websites (Not Wikipedia)
Evaluation
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PowerPoint |
PowerPoint is well presented, creativeness, pictures on every slide, effectively displays the Roaring 20's |
PowerPoint is okay, little creativeness, pictures on most of the slides, effectively displays the Roaring 20's |
PowerPoint has almost no creativeness and very little pictures, somewhat effectively displays the Roaring 20's |
PowerPoint has no creativity and no pictures, does not effectively display the Roaring 20's |
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Presentation |
Students looks at crowd while talking and have an understanding of what they read, and gives efficient details on Roaring 20's |
Students rarely looks at crowd but have an understanding of what they read, and gives enough details on the Roaring 20's | Student does not look at crowd, hardly has an understanding of what the read, and gives very little details on the Roaring 20's | Student does not look at crowd and shows know understanding for what they read, gives no details on the Roaring 20's |
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Reflection |
Student’s reflections are thorough, thoughtful, and demonstrates an understanding of the Roaring 20’s |
Student’s reflections are thoughtful, however, not that thorough but show an understanding of the Roaring 20’s |
Student’s reflections are not thoughtful or thorough and hardly show an understand for the Roaring 20’s |
Student’s reflections are not thoughtful or thorough and do not show any understanding of the Roaring 20’s |
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Effort |
Students make an effort to learn and present their presentation on the Roaring 20’s |
Students hardly make an effort to learn and present their presentation on the Roaring 20's |
Students make very little effort to learn and present their presentation on the Roaring 20's | Students make no effort in learning and presenting their presentation on the Roaring 20's |
Conclusion
In conclusion, the class will be able to understand the Roaring 20's society and events that were going throughout the time period. This will help them understand the book, characters, and settings more. Imagine if you lived in the Roaring 20's, how would you see yourself?
