S+Moore,+Kalib

**Office:** Room 826 **Office Phone:** (207) - 221- 2012 **Office Hours:** Mon., Wed., Fri., 2:30 - 4:00 ** E-mail: ** kalib.moore@maine.edu
 * Teacher:** Mr. Moore

=Summary of Unit= "The Roaring Twenties" were a time of happiness and prosperity. New inventions such as the radio and the model T were stepping stones for the life styles we live today. In this unit, students will answer three essential questions: Why did the 1920's have such a large impact on the United States economy?, How did Hollywood change the way people spent their time and money?, and Why were some groups of people against the Jazz Age and the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's? By the end of the unit, students will understand that the 1920's was a time of innovation leading up to the downfall of a thriving economy, consumption and media changed American's outlooks and values, and different cultures were beginning to come above the surface in the United States. With this knowledge, students will be able to describe different forms of technology created in the 1920's and what their purpose was, make sense of culture clashes between whites and other races, decide whether Hollywood has a positive or negative effect on social media, analyze the rise of different cultures and races, relate the rise and fall of the 1920's economy to our own, and recognize 1920's innovation and what their purpose was. To demonstrate this knowledge, students will be creating: podcasts using GarageBand, Prezi's, Wiki's, Comics, Google Earth presentations, and Google Docs in a type II way.

=Establish Goals= Maine Learning Results Content Area: Social Studies Standard Label: E. History Standard: E1 Historical Knowledge, concepts, themes and patterns Grade Level Span: Grade 6-8 "The 1920's: Prosperity and Problems" Students understand major eras, major enduring themes and historic influences in the United States and World History including the roots of democratic philosophy, ideals and institutions in the world. Performance Indicators: A, B, D =Students will understand that= • the 1920's was a time of innovation leading to the downfall of a thriving economy. • consumption and media changed American's outlooks and values. • different cultures and races were beginning to come above the surface in the United States. =Essential Questions= • Why did the 1920's have such a large impact on the United States economy? • How did Hollywood change the way people spent their time and money? • Why were some groups of people against the Jazz Age and the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's? =Students will know= • terminology: assembly line, stock market, 'black Tuesday', KKK, evangelism. • events: first radio on the air, model T, Harlem Renaissance, Jazz Age. • important people: Henry Ford, Herbert Hoover, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Albert Einstein. =Students will be able to= • describe different forms of technology created during the 1920's and what their purpose was. • make sense of culture clashes between whites and other races. • decide whether Hollywood had a positive or negative effect on social media. • analyze the rise of different cultures and races during the 1920's. • relate the rise and fall of the 1920's economy to our current economy. • recognize 1920's innovation and what their purpose was. **Performance Task Overview** Radio Corporation of America (RCA) is looking for a history-themed radio show to put on the airwaves. As the historian and up-and-coming radio caster you are, you sign up to try-out for the chance to be on a National radio station! The try-out consists of submitting a 10-15 minute podcast, using Garage band, giving a sample of your radio skills and history knowledge to the RCA. The options are endless, you can be a sports caster and discuss the Yankees countless World Series wins and Babe Ruth's records or be a news anchor and announce Henry Ford's invention of the Model T. The RCA wants the radio show to have style and cover different major events of the 1920's, so you have many options as long as you stay on topic and relate it to the 1920's. People who use slang and terms more likely to be heard in the 1920's are more likely to impress the judges. If you stand tall above the rest, you will get the opportunity to host the RCA's new history-themed radio show on a National broadcast station! Good-luck! =Expectations= Attendance is important in the classroom, their is no excuse for missing class. In //special// cases//,// students may have the opportunity to get excused if they speak with me in advanced. All assignments should be turned in on time, unless you have spoken with me and made different arrangements. Any late assignments will go down one letter grade for each day late unless, again, prior arrangements are made at least 12 hours earlier. Academic integrity is important in the school and in the classroom. Any plagerism of any kind is NOT permitted in this class. Any work handed in that is not cited or your own work will earn an automatic //zero// and a meeting with the board of teachers.
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=Benchmarks= • Garageband: Students create a podcast of what a simple radio broadcast would have sounded like in the 1920's. They will use terms and slang from that time period and cover AT LEAST 3 topics. • Google Docs: Students write an essay explaining cultural altercations of the 1920's. Each student writes a paragraph. • Prezi: Students choose an influential person of the arts from the 1920's to cover. A minimum of **six** slides is required, covering information on their career, personal life, and influence on media. • Google Earth: Students make a 3-D tour of the Jazz Age and Harmlem Renaissance movements of the 1920's. • Blog/Wiki: Students make a blog post or web page comparing and contrasting the 1920's economic issues with our current economy. • Comic Life: Students choose an invention of the 1920's. They are to make a digital comic describing the object and how it was used. =Grading Scale= **A** (93 -100), **A-** (90 - 92), **B+** (87 - 89), **B** (83 - 86), **B-** (80 - 82), **C+**(77 - 79), **C** (73-76), **C-** (70 - 72), **D+**(67 - 69), **D** (63 - 66), **D-** (60 - 62), **F** (0 - 59).