Introduction
Hello, class! For today's lesson you'll be learning more in depth about what went on during the Roaring Twenties and how this era in American history shaped the future for citizens in the years to come. You must gather information and create a timeline (with a partner) of the 10 most significant events that best depict what the Roaring Twenties was about and then present as to why you feel these events are important and what you learned from the assignment as well as answer and discuss any questions the class might have.
Task
Students will be paired up with a partner, and each group needs to come together to decide on which events they believe are the most significant. The students will do this through research. More specifically, students can use resources such as:
-Books
-Magazines
-Movies/Documentaries etc.
While finding these events be sure you can thoroughly explain to the class why you chose these events and how you believe they shaped the rest of American society in years to come while you share your presentation.
Be sure to use reliable sources! (How authentic is Wikipedia?)
Here is a video to get a better understanding of the 1920s!
Process
Step 1: Gathering information
- Do your research and find 10 events. This step is easy! (But make sure you and your partner agree on the same events and you can both discuss these topics to the class.)
Step 2: How are you going to be making your presentation?
(The way you make your presentation is entirely up to you! As long you it is creative and you follow the criteria, you should be good!) Here are a few examples:
- Google Powerpoint
- Poster board
- Prezi
- If you want to go beyond these suggestions, please do!
Figure out how you want to share your knowledge with the class and once you do, make it creative!
Source Suggestions:
https://eduhowto.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/teaching-history-with-timelines/
http://www.shmoop.com/1920s/timeline.html
- You can use the websites above as a guideline or choose other ones to help with your research and formatting the timeline to your liking.
Step 3: Presentation
This is the final step, you will arrange your ideas and your research. There are not any formats for the presentation, you can be innovative. Share with the class what you believed to be important during this era and what information you found about these events.
Evaluation
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Excellent 100% |
Good 80% |
Fair 70% |
Needs Improvement 60% |
Score |
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Holds audience’s attention (10 points) |
- Uses direct eye contact frequently & seldom looking at notes
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- Uses of direct eye contact, but still return to notes
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- Displays minimal eye contact, while reading mostly from the notes
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- Holds no eye contact, as entire presentation is read from notes
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Voice (10 points) |
- Varies in tone of voice with emphasizing key points |
- Speaks with clear voice |
- Speaks in uneven volume |
- Speaks in low volume and/or unchanging tone |
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Language (10 points) |
- Is flexible to use the already learned tenses accurately. - Is creative in using presenting language |
- Uses only one tenses to present the whole speech but accurately. - Has little or no creative in presenting |
- Meets mistakes with using some structures. |
- Uses inaccurately most of structures during presenting |
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Content/ Organization (15 points) |
- Presents rich content on the topic in a interesting sequence for audience to follow and learn
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- Presents content on the topic and present with logical sequence
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- Doesn’t well organize the arrangement of content to present
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- Lacks useful information on the topic
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Answering and discussing (10 points) |
- Answers all class question with discussion with class |
- Answers questions without discussion with class |
- Just be able to answer 1-2 simple questions |
- Cannot answers about the topic |
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Writing information (15 points) |
- Well organize to read and with no grammar mistakes |
- Organizes content with only a few grammar mistakes |
- Follows a logic sequence but with plenty grammar mistakes |
- Does not organize and includes plenty grammar mistakes |
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References and source (10 points) |
- Lists 5 valid and authentic information sources. |
- Lists 2-3 valid and authentic information sources
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- Has only 1 valid information source |
- Has no valid information source |
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Cooperating (10 points) |
- Works well with group; does fair share of work and helps others be successful |
- Works reasonably well with group. May have needed a reminder or two from other member |
- Hard to work well with group and have a little ideas in group |
- Fails to work with group and pull fair load |
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Meet the requirements (10 points) |
- Follows and meet all the instruction requirements |
- Only misses a few requirements of the instructions |
- Has difficulties to follow some instruction |
- Does not follow the instruction at all |
Conclusion
Now that you have gained more insight about important events during this era, what did you think about what you learned? Did it make you want to learn more about that era? While you did this research, did you want to learn more about specific events? Hopefully this assignment was fun and I hope you learned much while sharing with the class the knowledge you learned!
