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The Roaring Twenties: A WebQuest
Introduction
The “Roaring Twenties” was a significant time in history where Americans began to experience new culture. Individual inventions and innovations such as cars, electricity, radio, new kinds of music, art, and literature changed people’s lives during this time.
Task
Your group will write a script for a Voicethread presentation describing new innovations during the “Roaring Twenties”. As a group, you will determine which innovation each member will research. Individually, you will research a innovation, write the results of your research, and work with your group to complete a Voicethread describing the innovations and showing the benefits of each innovation for the people in the 1920’s.
Process
As a group you will view the following website http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roaring_Twenties to get an understanding of the benefits of innovations during the “Roaring Twenties” and determine who will research more extensively each one of the innovations.
Use the following links to conduct your research.
- http://www.1920-30.com/dance/
- http://www.1920-30.com/automobiles/
- http://www.1920-30.com/literature/
- http://www.1920-30.com/aviation/
- http://www.1920-30.com/music/
- http://library.thinkquest.org/C005846/categories/sports/sports.htm
- http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ug00/3on1/radioshow/1920radio.htm
You will then create a Voicethread presentation.To create a Voicethread, view the following link for directions http://atr.k12.hi.us/tutorials/tutorials/voicethread/page_05.htmYou will type www.voicethread.com and create a Voicethread to present your material.
Presentation Rubric |
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Points |
5 Points |
3 Points |
1 Point |
Research Information |
Innovation is completely discussed and the effect on people was discussed. |
Innovation and effect are discussed but the effect on people was missing. |
Information is missing on the Innovation and effect on the people was missing. |
Written Information |
Innovation was researched and written with correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. |
Innovation was researched and written with one mistake in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. |
Information was researched and written with more than one mistake. |
Followed Directions |
Followed All Directions for research and Voicethread |
Followed Most of the Directions for research and Voicethread |
Difficulty Following Directions for research and Voicethread |
Voicethread |
Excellent Presentation |
Good Presentation |
Fair Presentation |
Group Participation |
Excellent Participation |
Good Participation |
Fair Participation |
Conclusion
You will present your Voicethread as a group. The presentation will give information of the innovations of the “Roaring Twenties” and how the innovations affected people. Follow the rubric to ensure that you have written and presented information correctly.
Credits
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Viola, H. J., Jennings, C., Bednarz, S. W., Schug, M. C., Cortes, C. E., White, C. S. (2006). Social Studies: United States History: Civil War To Today. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company.