1920s–A Clash of Values
Unit Overview
1920s–A Clash of Values
General Unit Information
Name of Instructor(s)
Stephen Burden
Title:
1920s–A Clash of Values
Subject:
This unit is about understanding social issues of the 1920s and
how they relate today.
Grade Level:
11
Duration:
11 days
Rationale and Context:
The reason for this unit of study is that the 1920s is a core
component of United States history. It is part of the learning
results and part of the Caribou High School social studies
curriculum. Within this unit, students are expected to understand
how social issues and conflicts shape society and connect to
present day issues. In order to do this, students must have skills
in analyzing, inferring, and synthesizing.
Learning and Instructional Goals
Enduring
Understandings
Cultural conflicts shape and reshape American society.
Past historical events can inform us about present society.
Essential Questions
How do cultural conflicts mold American society?
How do historical events help to explain clashes in the
United States today?
Students Will
Know/Understand
Key people/groups who participated in the social issues of
the 1920s
The differing viewpoints of each 1920s issue
The ways in which the historical events of the 1920s can
help explain similar current events
Students Will Be Able To
Analyze nonfiction texts to determine point of view
Make inferences about what is happening today as it
connects with past events
Synthesize multiple sources of information
Maine Learning Results
A. Chronology
1. Identify and analyze major events and people that
characterize each of the significant eras of the United
States and world history (Era in United States History–The
20s: Prosperity and Problems)
B. Historical Knowledge, Concepts, and Patterns
1. Demonstrate an understanding of enduring themes in
history
2. Describe how the basic ideas of various schools of
philosophy have affected societies
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Unit Overview
Assessments
Formative:
Chapter preview guide
This activity is used at the beginning of the unit in order to active
student thinking about the 1920s social issues and conflicts and
to acclimate them to the vocabulary that will be used throughout
the unit.
Interactive word wall
This is used as a before reading, opening activity to prepare
students to understand difficult words in the text they are about to
read. The result of the interactive word wall should be proper use
of the words.
Two-column notes
Used throughout the unit, it is intended to help students analyze
texts for 1920s‟ specific concepts and terms. Students will then
use these notes in producing their summative evaluation.
Inference notes wheel
Used throughout the unit, it is intended to help students make
inferences, connecting past historical events and present issues.
Think-pair-share
Used throughout the unit, it provides the students with an
opportunity to synthesize what they have been learning through
dialogue with their classmates.
Concept map
Used at the end of this unit, it helps student synthesize the all of
the elements from the 1920s social issues and conflicts. This will
be used to construct the poster and the essay test.
Summative:
Poster
Used towards the end of the unit, this poster will require students
to select one social issue and tie together ideas and concepts
they learned about that issue and connect them today,
demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of how the issue
shaped society.
Essay test
Used at the end of the unit, the essay question will require
students to describe key players, the conflicts and viewpoints of
each issue, and the impact the issue had on society at the time.
Instructional Strategies
Technology Integration:
Technology will be used throughout the lesson to introduce
concepts and develop students understanding of them. It presents
students with opportunity, in conjunction with the Thinkquiry
strategies, to practice analysis, making inferences and synthesis.
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Unit Overview
Cartoons from “Nativism and Bigotry”
www.latinamericanstudies.org/nativism-3.htm
Students will use this website to brainstorm what nativism
is and to help them develop an interactive word wall
response.
Don‟t Bite the Hand That Feeds You.
http://memory.loc.gov/mbrs/edrs/50357r.wav
Students will use this in conjunction with the cartoons from
“Nativism and Bigotry” to increase their knowledge of
nativism.
“Sacco Guilty, Vanzetti Innocent?” American Heritage
Magazine. Volume 13, Issue 4. June 1962
www.americanheritage.com
Students will use this article understand the perceptions of
the time and form connections to present day issues.
“God In America” PBS Series Part IV beginning at 31:19)
http://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/view/
Students will use this video along with two-column notes
to extract key people, events and conceptions of the trial.
“Famous Trials in American History: Tennessee vs. John
Scopes, the „Monkey Trial‟”
www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scopes/scopes.htm
Students will use selections from this site to make
inferences connecting the Scopes Trial to present day
issues.
Anti-Saloon League.
www.wpl.lib.oh.us/AntiSaloon/pmaterial/cartoons/
Students will use the cartoons from this website to make
inferences about attitudes about prohibition from the
1920s.
Literacy Support:
Students will be expected to read a variety of historical texts for
analysis, inference, and synthesis purposes. Students will be
required to collaborate with their peers, making connections
between past and present and to discuss with other students,
particularly during the poster activity, one key event and describe
the clash of values that remains today.
Before Reading/Viewing/Listening Strategies
Chapter Preview Guide Template
Interactive Word Wall
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During Reading/Viewing/Listening Strategies
Two-Column Notes
Inference Notes Wheel
After Reading/Viewing/Listening Strategies
Think-Pair-Share
Concept Map
Active learning Events:
They will need to process information using the Thinkquiry Toolkit
strategies and then demonstrate their understanding of it through
the summative essay test and poster presentation.
Instructional Sequence
Lesson 1
A Resurgence of Nativism
Section 3 Clash of Values and chapter preview guide template
Intro to Poster and Essay test
Vocabulary with interactive word wall (using “Don‟t Bite the
Hand That‟s Feeding You” song and “Nativism and
Bigotry” cartoon)
Homework Rubric
Lesson 2
Nativism at Work
Sacco and Vanzetti video with two-column notes
American Heritage article with inference notes wheel
Immigration cartoons homework prompt
A Nation of Immigrants article – political cartoons
Lesson 3
The Rise of Fundamentalism
Vocabulary with interactive word wall
Scopes Trial–PBS video with two-column notes, study
guide, and introduction to colored pencils/highlighters
Stephen Hawking article on religion
Lesson 4
The Monkey Trial
A selection from “Famous Trials in American History:
Tennessee vs. John Scopes, the „Monkey Trial‟” with
inference notes wheel
The Monkey Trial two column notes
Think-pair-share for synthesis purposes
Lesson 5
Prohibition
Vocabulary with interactive word wall
Bangor Daily article of women‟s experience of prohibition
in Maine
Witness to history two-column notes
Lesson 6
The Selling of Prohibition
Anti-Saloon League cartoons with inference notes wheel
Think-pair-share for synthesis purposes
Prohibition day prompt
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Lesson 7
Synthesizing
Concept map synthesizing each of the issues
Introduction to summative essay
Lesson 8
Poster Development Research
Introduction to poster development with in-class time for
research and/or starting of creation of poster
Lesson 9
Summative Evaluation
Summative essay assessment
Summative evaluation rubric
Lesson 10
Poster Presentations: Poster session 1
Lesson 11
Poster Presentations: Poster session 2
Summative poster activity
Poster feedback sheet
Materials:
Bibliography:
Television with VCR
PowerPoint Projector
Student laptops
Highlighters
Technology
“Nativism and Bigotry”
www.latinamericanstudies.org/nativism-3.htm
Don‟t Bite the Hand That Feeds You.
http://memory.loc.gov/mbrs/edrs/50357r.wav
“Saco Guilty, Vanzetti Innocent?” American Heritage
Magazine. Volume 13, Issue 4. June 1962
www.americanheritage.com
“God v. Darwin: The Scopes Trial”
http://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/view/
“Famous Trials in American History: Tennessee vs. John
Scopes, the „Monkey Trial‟”
www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scopes/scopes.htm
Anti-Saloon League
www.wpl.lib.oh.us/AntiSaloon/pmaterial/cartoons/
For more materials, see
http://sites.google.com/site/mrburdenswebsite/
Books
Julie Meltzer and Dennis Jackson, eds. Thinkquiry Toolkit 1,
2011.
Joyce Appleby et al. The American Vision, Columbus:
McGraw-Hill, 2010.
Sacco and Vanzetti. The American Vision McGraw-Hill
Video, 2010.
Rich Hewitt. “Witness to History” Bangor Daily News
November 2, 1999.
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