The Roaring Twenties Magazine Project

Sample Project

3-hour 1920's background music

Crash Course Video The Roaring Twenties [13 minutes]

Task:

Students will have to produce a magazine similar to the type of news periodicals that exist today, i.e. Newsweek, Time, etc.

Students will work in groups of four.

Each group submission will contain the following: four separate articles, two advertisements, front page (cover that mentions some of the articles within), table of contents, and a credit page.

The articles will be 300-350 words in length, and will need to include pictures and captions.

The advertisements should contain large font and images that capture the reader's attention.

Students will be evaluated individually, as well as, within a group.

Grading:

• Outline (graphic organizer) - 15 pts (classwork grade)
• Rough Draft - 25 pts (quiz grade)
• Final Grade - 50 pts (quiz grade)

Subjects for articles: (page numbers for your text are given)

• Prohibition - 614
• The Scopes Trial - 616
• Sports Heroes - 626
• Charles Lindbergh's flight - 627
• Writers of the Twenties - 628, 636
• Harlem Renaissance - 630
• Organized crime - 615

Subjects for advertisements:

• Musical artists from the 20's - 634
• Clothing from the 20's (women's) - 618
• Clothing from the 20's (men's) - 623
• Electrical conveniences of the 20's
• Automobiles from the 20's
• Radios - 625

Sources from US History in Context

• Prohibition
• The Scopes Trial
• Sports Heroes
• Charles Lindbergh's flight
• Writers of the Twenties
• Harlem Renaissance
• Organized crime
• Musical artists from the 20's
• Clothing from the 20's (women's)
• Clothing from the 20's (men's)
• Electrical conveniences of the 20's
• Automobiles from the 20's
• Radios

US History.org

An online US History textbook. Use the drop-down menus for a complete table of contents. Includes concise, readable entries for most topics.

• The Decade that Roared
• The Age of the Automobile
• The Fight Against Demon Rum (and Organized Crime)
• The Harlem Renaissance
• A Consumer Economy
• Radio Fever
• Fads and Heroes
• The Scopes Trial
• Books and Movies

Authors and Writers

• Literature (Writers) from 1920-30.com
• Books and Movies from US History.org

Charles Lindbergh

• Aviation from 1920-30.com

The Scopes "Monkey" Trial

• The Scopes Trial from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School
• The Scopes "Monkey" Trial from US History.org
• The Scopes Trial from Digital History

The Harlem Renaissance

• The Harlem Renaissance This webpage from the Biography Channel includes a short overview as well as brief biographies of 16 important artists and musicians.
• The Harlem Renaissance from US History.org

Prohibition

• Prohibition website from the Ohio State University
• Prohibition from Digital History
• How Prohibition Works From HowStuffWorks.com
• 18th and 21st Amendment video from the History Channel
• The Fight Against "Demon Rum" from US History.org
• Prohibition from 1920-30.com

Organized Crime

• Al Capone from The Lawless Decade book (look on the top bar for other sections)
• Organized Crime in Chicago (website by the University of Michigan)
• Organized Crime from 1920-30.com
• A Gangster's Hideaway, Al Capone Autopsy, and Al Capone Kidnapped Videos from the History Channel

Sports

• 1920's Sports from UXL American Decades
• Sports in the 1920's from 1920-30.com
• Golden Age of Sports from North Carolina University
• Fads and Heroes from US History.org

The People's History

This website offers information on everyday things that people used. It includes pages on:

• Men's and Women's Fashions
• Automobiles
• Electrical Appliances

1920-30.com

Includes overviews of a wide variety of topics. Includes pages on:

• Automobiles
• Women's Fashions

US History Online textbook Use the drop-down menu or "next" to get to more specific pages. Includes pages on:

• The Age of the Automobile
• Radio Fever

WebUrbanist 1920s advertising gallery

The Consumer Economy from Digital History