The Roaring Twenties Group Assignment

ASSIGNMENT: For this assignment you will be put into "expert" groups to research and present to the class one aspect of the 1920s. Your task is to demonstrate this aspect through these presentations.

TIMELINE: You will be given one period in the computer lab to research your presentation, as well as some class time to work with your group.

PRESENTATION: The presentations will be approximately 10–15 minutes in length. Each group member must participate in the presentation. Presentations must include the following features:  skit  poster (for pictures, not written information)  music or video clip  handout for class- summarizing the topic Be creative! (ideas could include a 1920’s radio broadcast or a silent movie- you must provide the camera/video equipment and be capable of putting it together yourself!)

TOPICS: 1920s:  Fashion  Sports  Prohibition  Inventors  Jazz  Radio  Group of Seven  Films Roaring Twenties Group Assignment RUBRIC CRITERIA LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4

Content: historical knowledge of w 0 5 6 7 8 9 10 o l time period, importance, e 1

B displays limited displays moderate displays substantial displays thorough relevance & value of s 2 n understanding of few understanding of some understanding of most understanding of all o i information, events, trends & t 3 historical concepts; no historical concepts; few historical concepts; some historical concepts; all a ideas t 4 c key events, trends, & key events, trends, & key events, trends, & key events, trends, & e

(Knowledge/ p ideas are indicated ideas are indicated ideas are indicated ideas are indicated x

Understanding) E 0

Analysis, assessment of ideas, w 0 5 6 7 8 9 10 o l concepts from sources e 1

B displays little analysis displays some analysis displays moderate displays thorough & o

(Thinking/Inquiry) i 2 t analysis insightful analysis a

e 4 p x E s n

Professionalism & visual appeal w 0 5 6 7 8 9 10 o l of skit/poster/presentation/ e 1

B little effort made, little or some effort made, some a satisfactory effort very professional looking, music or video clip/handout, s 2 n no visual impact, limited visual impact, some made, good visual powerful visual impact, o i depth of research t 3 evidence of research, few evidence of research, impact, clear evidence of evidence of considerable a (Application) t 4 c sources used some sources used research, sufficient research, many good e

p number of sources used sources used x E

Written communication of w 0 5 6 7 8 9 10 o l information e 1 B information is presented information is presented information usually information is presented (Communication) s 2 n with little clarity & with some clarity & presented with clarity & in a very clear & precise o i

a precision, numerous precision, occasional precision, minor manner, few or no t 4 c grammatical and/or grammatical and/or grammatical and/or grammatical and/or e p

x spelling errors spelling errors spelling errors spelling errors E o Oral presentation of information l 0 5 6 7 8 9 10 e

(Communication) B 1

w communicates important communicates important communicates important communicates important c

e 2 information with limited information with some information with information with high p

x 3 clarity, lacks confidence, clarity & confidence, sufficient clarity & degree of clarity & E

o reads information, no eye reads information, little confidence, knows confidence, knows i t

a contact with audience eye contact with information with some information with little t s audience reference to notes, reference to notes, makes moderate amount of eye good eye contact with contact with audience audience STUDENT NAME: ______(first) (last) Attach Rubric To The Back Of Your Project!