Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: A Biography of America: The Twenties 1913 1929

For Students 9th - 10th
How would you describe the 1920s? The decade was called the Roaring Twenties, the beginning of modern America. Take a look at the economic prosperity, prohibition, popular culture, and the invention of the automobile, then you decide, a...
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: The Presidency of Calvin Coolidge

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out more about Calvin Coolidge, who presided over the Roaring Twenties.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: It's a Wonderful Life

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The students will use the Internet to research the Roaring Twenties, The Stock Market Crash, and The Great Depression. They will also watch the movie "It's A Wonderful Life" to see how people lived through these three dramatic eras. They...
Handout
CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: The Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of 12 Grade-Leveled texts (3-11) on the topic The Great Depression. On October 29, 1929, the Roaring Twenties ended with the crash of the American stock market, initiating The Great Depression. The world struggled to...
Activity
ESPN Internet Ventures

Espn: Man O' War

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of Man o' War's career including how he rescued horse racing and became a shining star in the roaring twenties.
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: American Memory: Coolidge Era and Consumer Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of primary historical documents provides a variety of resources from the Coolidge era. Covers the transformation of the American economy into a mass-consumer culture from a variety of perspectives.
Handout
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Roaring Twenties

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive resource features interesting facts and information about the Roaring Twenties.
Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Famous Flappers

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a summary and list of interesting facts about the famous flappers of the Roaring Twenties and the Jazz Age.
Website
Other

Past Patterns: 1920 1929 Patterns

For Students 9th - 10th
View patterns for historical clothing of the Roaring Twenties for women and children.
Graphic
Curated OER

"Steamboat Willie"

For Students 9th - 10th
The Roaring Twenties first saw the famous Mickey Mouse in Steamboat Willie, the first cartoon with synchronized sound.
Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Women in the 1920s

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive overview with detailed facts about the changing role of women in society. Provides lists of famous women of the 1920s.
Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: The Great Gatsby: Primary Sources From Twenties

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Primary source documents, including photos and text, help students understand the time setting of "The Great Gatsby" and, in turn, create their own piece of historical fiction. in the form of a newspaper project.

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