LG#2 The Roaring Twenties

To complete Activity #1, read the article below titled "Canada's Growing Autonomy".

Lesson #1: To gain an understanding of what life was like in Canada in the 1920s, watch the video titled "The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: Canada in the 1920s" and complete the accompanying questions in Activity #2 of your Roaring Twenties learning guide. The video is embedded below. If the embed does not work, try clicking on the link below the video titled "Canada in the 1920s" - you should be able to download it from the link.

If you wish to complete a video worksheet as you screen this film, access the Google Doc beneath the film, save a copy to your Google account and type in answers.

Canada in the 1920s

To complete Activity #3, view the following pages from the Canadiana Scrapbook titled "The Confident Years: Canada in the 1920s"

To complete Activity #4, view the slideshow (embedded beneath this paragraph) then examine the collage of pictures. Each depicts a specific person, event, or issue of importance regarding Canadian popular culture in the 1920s. Use clues from the pictures, the list of questions from the "Interpreting and Analyzing Visual Sources" article and reliable sources to complete this activity. You may use the Google Doc titled "Pop Culture in the 1920s - Analyzing Visual Sources Activity Sheet" to record your findings. This activity sheet contains the questions to pose when reading visual sources from the "Interpreting and Analyzing Visual Sources" article. The activity sheet is posted beneath the pictures below, be sure to open, make a copy in your Google account and then fill in your answers.

Lesson #2: To learn more about Prohibition in the United States and Canada, (Activity #5) view the lesson below and fill in the accompanying worksheet attached at the bottom of this page if desired. The attached worksheet is printable.

FOR FUN: View the episode of The Simpsons titled "Homer vs. The Eighteenth Amendment". Think critically: What did the show portray accurately/inaccurately? Like the analysis of TV/film for historical accuracy? Consider taking IDC4U: History and Film. See Ms. Charters for more details.

Lesson #3: Unpacking the Overalls - 1920s - This lesson breaks down the language of the Ministry of Education's Overall Expectations for CHC2D (1920s) and puts it into words that are student-friendly. This lesson will better help you understand the expectations of your 1920s inquiry assignment.

Optional/Extra Resources: To gain additional knowledge and understanding of Canada in the 1920s, you may choose to watch a film from National Film Board of Canada, called "The Good Bright Days" embedded below and access the Canada Scrapbook - 1920s available through the link below the film. Both will help you better understand the decade of the 1920s and will provide you with additional information that you may use when composing your "Roaring Twenties" inquiry project.

The movie "The Good Bright Days" covers the early to mid-1920s.