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Grade 11, United States History from 1877 to the Present Std 5.2: Describe the impact of American writers, mass entertainment, and technological innovations on the culture of the United States from the end of World War I through the 1920s

Lesson Plans: Consumer Culture 1920 This unit is an overview of the Roaring Twenties. It encompasses politics, religion, fashion, sports & leisure, trends, cultural arts, current events and literature. Its primary theme is that disillusionment leads to change. Teaching With Documents Lesson Plan: The Volstead Act and Related Prohibition Documents Roadside Attractions. Students will explain the impact the automobile had on business as merchants and city leaders strove to gain financially from increased automobile traffic during the 1920s and 1930s Jazz Talk Students will analyze work songs, spirituals, blues, and gospel songs in order to develop an appreciation for the origins of jazz music. 1920's: Lesson module with links to primary sources. The Automobile. Introduce students to the technological innovations that contributed to mass production of the automobile; show how mass production allows large numbers of Americans to afford an automobile; demonstrate the short- and long-term cultural effects of widespread automobile ownership on the United States.

Resources: Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Online A vast collection of resources related to the 1920's and Great Depression The Roaring Twenties Awesome Stories: Chicago. The story behind the hit movie. The Leopold & Loeb Murder Trial Tennessee v. John Scopes: The Monkey Trial Harlem 1920-1940 Schomberg Exhibition The Margaret Sanger Papers Project A Photo Dossier on Sharecropping Jazz: The History of America's Music (PBS site) Homecoming: History of Black Farmers (PBS site) The Telephone. American Experience PBS Alabama Virtual Library Best of History Websites History Timelines (Alternatime) Digital History Using new technologies to enhance teaching and research History Matters Designed for high school teachers of U.S. history courses. A gateway for web resources and other useful materials for teaching U.S. history. National Archives Digital Classroom American Memory Primary source material from the collection of the Library of Congress. Graphic Organizers
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