Hello history lovers,
This has definitely been a month for the history books (especially in the state of Kentucky). We elected our first African American President, and we had 4 accumulating snows in 8 days in the state of Kentucky! Over 750,000 people were without power at one point in this state, and many are just getting power back now! The ice storm really set us back in terms of getting the Twenties completed in a timely fashion. As a result, we are compressing the time it takes to cover this decade. I am really sorry that we won't be able to fully explore it, it is such a great era. laissez faire buisness practices, flappers, speakeasies, gangsters, Model T's, "Talkies", Louis Armstrong, Langston Hughes, Babe Ruth, the Scopes Trial, and much more were the news stories of the day. This week you get to research and present one aspect of the Roaring Twenties to your classmates. We are shooting for presenting on Friday/Monday, so make sure you are completely "ready to roll" by then. Have fun with this one, it is one of the more lighthearted eras we cover this semester!

Day 3 Monday February 9

Outcome(s):
Explain the policies and scandals involving Presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover; Research major people, places, and events of the era.
- Review webquest and discuss standards found within
- Instruct: Watch Presidents video (approx. 30 minutes)
- Discuss video
- Introduce Research Project
- Begin research in groups

Day 4 Wednesday

February 11

- Identify women’s changing rights and attitudes, importance of sports and entertainment, clash of fundamentalism versus liberalism, the creation and impact of the automobile, Harlem Renaissance, consumerism etc.

Lesson Activities/ Resources:
- Reintroduce research assignment (question and answer period)
- Group research and powerpoint presentations (TCI project adapted)
- End of hour, groups provide preliminary research and slide outline for presentation

Day 5

February 13

- Identify women’s changing rights and attitudes, importance of sports and entertainment, clash of fundamentalism versus liberalism, the creation and impact of the automobile, Harlem Renaissance, consumerism etc.

Lesson Activities/ Resources:
- Finish group research project and present their powerpoint to the class (if time)
- Students must provide finished product to teacher before leaving

Daily Assessment:
- Powerpoint presentation