Lesson on Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Aim: To what extent did social conditions in the United States change during the 1920s? For women? For African American? For ethnic minorities?  

Bell Ringer:  Black History Month Project – assigned sections(10 min) African Americans in the U.S. Military – A Tradition of Distinguished Service Handout (Black History Month) 

Objectives: 

1. SS.912.A.5.2 Explain the causes of the public reaction (Sacco and Vanzetti, labor, racial unrest) associated with the Red Scare 

2. SS.912.A.5.7 Examine the freedom movements that advocated civil rights for African Americans, Latinos, Asians, and women. 
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Agenda: 

1. 1. Bell Ringer (10 min) 

2. 2. Lesson Opening: Introduce students to the topic of 1920s civil rights issues by showing them Jacob Lawrence’s iconic painting(s) from the Great Migration series (Attachment A) and asking them to examine the painting(s) using guiding questions from the Library of Congress guide to analyzing images: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/resources/Analyzing_Photographs_a nd_Prints.pdf  (15 min) 

  

Ask students to think about how northern cities like New York changed with the arrival of thousands of African Americans migrating from the South. Have them make the connection between WWI, the Great Migration, the Harlem Renaissance, etc. You may also begin a discussion about how life changed for other groups after WWI (women and ethnic minorities, for example).  

  

3. Have students read pp. 202-203, 217-223 in the McGraw-Hill textbook United States History & Geography, answering each Progress Check question as they read. Review answers to ensure understanding. The Progress Check questions are:  

  

J53. Do you think that the events of 1919 justified Palmer’s actions? Why or why not?  

J54. How did the National Origins Act help deal with the tensions created by nativism?  

J55. What political, social, and economic contributions did women make to American society in the 1920s?  

J56. Why did many artists, poets, playwrights, and novelists move to Paris in the 1920s?  

J57. Why did new national pastimes emerge during the 1920s, and what were some of the most popular ways for Americans to spend their leisure time. 

(rest of class) 

  

Journals 41-50 will be graded now.  

Home Learning:  

1920s Packet: "Prosperity, Depression, and War" due Thursday, February 8. 2018