Introduction
Welcome to the 1920’s, the era of extravagance, jazz, and high fashion. This decade epitomizes change in music, culture, and fashion. Here you will meet the marvelous Great Gatsby, as well as many other celebrities, and see what life is like when you're living it up in the 1920's. Use these resources to give you some background information as you get started on your journey.
http://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties
http://www.ncpedia.org/history/20th-Century/1920s
Task
You have recently been hired by the remarkable Jay Gatsby to assist him with whatever task he needs from you. In order to cater to his every privileged need, you must know about the lives of the most famous people during this time. Hopefully in doing this and aiding Gatsby with his daily schedule, you will get insight into what makes Gatsby so great.
Process
Process:
Task 1: Assign tasks
Leader- Facilitates group discussion and keeps group on task
Writer- Responsible for writing down all responses
Researcher- Looks at each link and summarizes research found
Task 1: Plan one of Gatsby’s parties
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Invite at least 5 wealthy celebrities that would come to one of Gatsby’s party during this time period.
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Plan the entertainment for the night. Pick 3 bands or singers from the era that have different styles of music.
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Write at least a paragraph for choice describing who they are, why they would come to one of Gatsby’s parties, and elaborating any significance they may have had in the 1920’s.
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Make a powerpoint depicting your findings
https://www.biography.com/news/jazz-age-icons
http://theroaring20ssp6.weebly.com/important-people-during-the-1920s.html
Task 2: Make Gatsby’s schedule
Using research obtained from the internet, make a schedule perfectly fit for Gatsby, just like the ones he used to make when he was younger. In it provide exact times and places Gatsby needs to go in order to complete events. Please make a schedule for Gatsby's entire week and place at least 8 events per day.
https://aposplendourseries.wordpress.com/2013/10/23/the-roaring-20s-and-the-rise-of-celebrity/
*For examples of both of these tasks look at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pMa02kSamj54yvpsS7aqvbX5douIDdNWygQ4DukyYT4/edit
Evaluation
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Accuracy |
All facts, people, and events are relevant to the time period and information is completely reliable. |
Some facts, people or events are inaccurate, however the majority of information is reliable. |
Project was entirely fictional and had no factual basis. | ||
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Participation* |
Student was actively engaged throughout the entire activity and consistently gave appropriate feedback to group. |
Student was an active part of group discussion for the most part. Occasionally would lose focus or get off topic |
Student was silent throughout the duration of the activity and never gave input on opinions |
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Presentation |
Project was neat and aesthetically pleasing. All students presented an equal amount of time. | Project was somewhat neat and aethetically pleasing. Students presented somewhat of an equal time. | Project was not neat and students seemed to "throw" it together last minute. | ||
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Detail |
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Presentation was somewhat detailed and thoroughly put together. |
Presentation was not at all detailed and put together. |
Conclusion
the completion of this assignment, all students should have an accurate representation of the lives of the rich and famous during the 1920’s. While this project may outline the lighter, more fun sides of the 1920’s, there were also darker aspects. Oftentimes the rich gained their money using immoral ways, something Gatsby was accused of.