The Roaring Twenties

The 1920s was indeed a roaring time. After World War I, the United States isolated itself from the world and turned inward. The personalities of many individuals set the tone for a nation that was constantly at odds with itself. To highlight these individuals, you will be responsible for constructing and presenting a movie trailer on a particular 1920s figure, using your IMovie app.

1. My person is:______

2. Gather research about your person – 2 Sources from Gale. You must have 1 notecard for each source.

3. Using your information and IMovie, construct a movie trailer.

Your movie trailer must contain the following:  A brief biography of the person  You must address how this person fit into/contributed to the 1920s. (Were they a part of a larger movement/conflict/change?) ex. Langston Hughes was part of the “Harlem Renaissance” or Ernest Hemingway was a part of a literary group known as the “Lost Generation”  Still images, music, voiceover, text.

4. This movie trailer will be  Worth 30 points  Shared with Mr. Hill through Google Drive  Researched outside of class AND on Tuesday, 11-24, in class  Constructed, edited and finished by the end of class on Monday, 11- 30.  Presented in class on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2.

Grading Sheet

_____ /15 Content . Pertinent, biographical information? . Did presentation address how figure impacted 1920s?

_____ /10 Mechanics/Use of IMovie . Voiceover clear and articulate? . Aesthetically pleasing? . Was program used correctly as visual aid? . Pictures . Informational text

_____ /5 Noodle Tools – Research . 2 sources – 1 reference and 1 journal . 1 notecard from each source, 2 total notecards Literature/Art Sports/Celebrities

F. Scott Fitzgerald Babe Ruth

Sinclair Lewis Red Grange

Edna St. Vincent Millay Will Rogers

Georgia O’Keeffe Jack Dempsey

Edward Hopper Charles Lindbergh

Entertainment Andrew “Rube” Foster

George Gershwin Gertrude Ederle

Walt Disney Amelia Earhart

Charlie Chaplin Helen Wills

Rudolph Valentino Al Capone

Greta Garbo Fundamentalists/Liberalists

Harlem Renaissance Billy Sunday

Paul Robeson Aimee McPherson

Louis Armstrong Margaret Sanger

Bessie Smith John T. Scopes

Josephine Baker