Group Presentation: The Roaring Twenties

State Standards for Project

11.5 Students analyze the major political, social, economic, technological, and cultural
developments of the 1920s.
1. Discuss the policies of Presidents Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover.
2. Analyze the international and domestic events, interests, and philosophies that prompted
attacks on civil liberties, including the Palmer Raids, Marcus Garvey's "back-to-Africa"
movement, the Ku Klux Klan, and immigration quotas and the responses of organizations such
as the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People, and the Anti-Defamation League to those attacks.
3. Examine the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution and the Volstead Act
(Prohibition).
4. Analyze the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment and the changing role of women in
society.
5. Describe the Harlem Renaissance and new trends in literature, music, and art, with special
attention to the works of writers (e.g., Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes).
6. Trace the growth and effects of radio and movies and their role in the worldwide diffusion of
popular culture.
Grade Level and Subject Area: 11th Grade (US History)
Scope: Students will create a presentation that covers all content standards for the 1920’s.
Each student is tasked with covering one specific content standard and must cover the who,
what, when, where, why, and the significance of the event or people. Students must include
images that reflect the standard that they are covering. The students will be tasked with
working in groups of five to six students. The students must rank the importance of the events
according to their opinions after learning about all subject matter in the unit. This unit evaluate
students’ knowledge, analysis, and application skills of thinking.
Assignment Directions
1. Form a group of five to six students depending on your preference.
2. Once in groups decide which content standard each one of you will be covering.
3. Create a Google Slide or Prezi using the name: The Roaring Twenties: Dynamic Change
in America followed by your names.
4. Create a group slide titled “Preliminary Ranking”. Rank each content standard according
to what your groups’ preference from least to most important.
5. Create a slide for your assigned content standard.
6. Create a bulleted list answering the following questions: What is the thing/event, why is it
important, where did it occur, who were the key players/actors, why did it occur, and is it
still relevant.
7. Each bullet should contain at least two sentences of information and cite any sources
through hyperlinks.
8. Include at least one image per slide that reflects your topic. Examples could include
pictures of the amendments, pictures of the presidents, famous stars, bootleggers, etc.
The images just need to be relevant to your content standard.
9. Compile all of your slides into one presentation and add a group slide at the end.
 10. Title this group slide as “Our Ranking”. Rank each content standard with a numbered
list as to what your group thinks is the most important after your research.
11. In a paragraph summary on the final slide talk about how your group views changed
after the project!
Rules for Presenting

 Each student will spend one minute presenting their slide to the class.
 The group will select one representation to talk about the initial and last slide.
 Students will be asked to take notes that include interesting facts from the presentation.
 Students will be respectful to the presenter and not talk!
 Questions may be asked to the group after the presentation.