Why would high school students in 2025 benefit from reading famous works of literature from 100 years ago?
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IN GROUPS of FOUR or FIVE:
As group members, you are to report out / educate the class on one of the following topics
You need
A GoogleSlides presentation with many pictures (share with group members andMr. Chambers)
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THE TOPICS…
Group 1: F. Scott Fitzgerald—Who was he? When was he born? When did he die? How did he die? What’s known about his life? What’s interesting about his life? Where was he educated? What were his vices / bad habits?
Group 2: Zelda Fitzgerald (same questions as above!)—Who was she? Where was she born? What is known about her life? How did she die?
Group 3: World War 1 and The Lost Generation. Who were the writers of the Lost Generation? What defined The Lost Generation? Why was WWI a particularly violent and horrible war?
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THE TOPICS…
Group 4: The Roaring Twenties—What were the Roaring Twenties? What was happening in the United States at the time? What conditions allowed for this era? What is The Jazz Age? What are flappers?
Group 5: Prohibition—What was prohibition? What started prohibition—and what ended prohibition? What was the US like during prohibition? What is a speakeasy? Who was in a unique position to profit off of prohibition?
Group 6: Organized Crime–What is organized crime? What is the origin and goals of this kind of crime and which names/places/events are associated with this kind of crime in the 1920’s? Lastly, what happened to much of this movement?