1920s Radio Talk Show Project

Project Directions

BACKGROUND

As World War I came to an end, we entered a time period (1920s) that President Harding hoped for a return to normalcy. After the war, who wouldnt want to have political and social stability?

As the U.S. was experiencing technological innovations and economic prosperity during the war, this phase of innovation and economic growth skyrocketed during the 20s. Culture was also shifting in many aspects such as music, sports, fashion, entertainment, literature and education (to name a few). As there was a major shift in culture, controversies arose as well. Corruption was rampant as a result of violations of prohibition and increased gang activity, and Scopes Trials brought about the debate of what is acceptable to be taught to students. These are just a few examples of what contributed to the ROARING 20s.

TASK

Reflecting on this shift, you will take on the role of a radio talk show host that will be discussing a significant topic that shaped the Roaring 20s. The radio is a relatively new source of entertainment for the American public, and your job is to not just communicate to the audience but to entertain them!

Utilizing Audacity, you will record a three (3) minute news production on one subtopic listed under the main topics (see below) that is unique to the 1920s. This is an individual project.

REQUIREMENTS

-Create a three (3) minute Audacity recording on the subtopic that provides a brief introduction on the subtopic and emphasizes how that subtopic has contributed to the Roaring 20s, specifically to the topic it relates to. For example, if you do a talk show on the Flappers (subtopic) discuss how this is significant to women and society during the 1920s.

-Utilize at least ten (10) slang words unique to 1920s from the Slang of the 1920s document (see School Wires) during your talk show.

-Speak in the present tense as though you are a radio talk show host during the 20s

-Create a script of what you have recorded for the talk show and underline the slang words. You must incorporate in text citations in the script to ensure proper acknowledgement of sources you have consulted.

-Create a Works-Cited Page for sources you have consulted (through NoodleTools). You need to utilize at least three (3) different sources. Please see below for suggested websites.

-The script and the Works-Cited Page should be saved in one Word Document, and must be submitted on Turn It In.

GRADING

Out of a total of fifty (50) points

PLEASE SEE RUBRIC ON SCHOOL WIRES

TOPICS

Literature: Entertainment:

-e.e. cummings-Charleston

-F. Scott Fitzgerald-Charlie Chaplin

-Robert Frost-Douglas Fairbanks Senior

-Ernest Hemingway-Harry Houdini

-Mickey Mouse

Harlem Renaissance: Scandals/Controversies

-Louis Armstrong-Al Capone

-Duke Ellington-Anarchists/Red Scare

-Marcus Garvey-Sacco and Vanzetti case

-Langston Hughes-Scopes Monkey Trial

-Bessie Smith-Teapot Dome Scandal

Sports:Women

-Jack Dempsey-Gabrielle Coco Chanel

-Gertrude Ederle- Flappers

-The Four Horsemen- Emily Post

-Bobby Jones (Robert T. Jones)-Margaret Mead

- Babe Ruth-Margaret Sanger

-Bill Tilden-19th Amendment/Suffrage

Science/Innovation:Religion:

-Ernest F.W. Alexanderson-Father Divine (George Baker)

-Vannevar Bush-Aimee Semple McPherson

-Wallace Hume Carothers-Billy Sunday

-George Washington Carver

-George Eastman

-Albert Einstein

-Henry Ford

SUGGESTED WEBSITES TO CONSULT

http://web.archive.org/web/20010204094100/http://www.louisville.edu/~kprayb01/1920s-6subjects-page.html (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)

http://www.dukeellington.com/aboutduke.html

http://www.louisarmstronghouse.org/louie_armstrong/overview.htm

Museum Web Sites

The Henry Ford Museum: Online Exhibits: Innovators

http://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/innovators.aspx

The Henry Ford Museum: Education: Teacher/Student Resources: Model T Road Trip

http://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/smartfun/welcome.html

National Museum of American History: Exhibitions: Online: America on the Move

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/

National Museum of American History: Exhibitions: Online: Sports

http://americanhistory.si.edu/sports/

The Jewish Museum: Online Exhibitions: Entertaining America: The Jazz Singer

http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/online/gallery_theme.php?id=jazz_singer

Western Historic Radio Museum: Roaring 20s Radios

http://www.radioblvd.com/20sRadio.html

Roaring Twenties Antique Car Museum: Cars on Display

http://roaring-twenties.com/roaring_twenties_antique_car_museum.htm

Muse McCord Museum: Games: The Roaring Twenties

http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/keys/games/18

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum: Exhibits: The Herbert Hoover Galleries

http://hoover.archives.gov/exhibits/Hooverstory/index.html

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

http://baseballhall.org/

Missouri History Museum: Lindbergh

http://www.mohistory.org/Lindbergh/

The Library of Congress: Bob Hope and American Variety

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/bobhope/

Louis Armstrong House Museum

http://www.louisarmstronghouse.org/index.php

The Henry Ford Museum: Education: Teacher/Student Resources: Ford Rouge Factory Tour

http://www.thehenryford.org/rouge/teachers.aspx

The Henry Ford Museum: Education: Teacher/Student Resources: Model T Road Trip Lesson Plans

http://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/smartfun/class/modelt/lessons.html

National Museum of American History: Exhibitions: Online: America on the Move: Learning Resources

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/learning/

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum: Educators

http://hoover.archives.gov/education/

Media Resources (Video, CD-ROM, DVD, Etc.)

Smithsonian Jazz: Oral History Program

http://www.smithsonianjazz.org/oral_histories/joh_start.asp

Newseum: Stories of the Century: Movies: Women Vote

http://www.newseum.org/century/movies/womenvote.htm

The History Channel: 1920s Inventions

http://www.history.com/videos/1920s-inventions#1920s-inventions

Savoy Orpheans: Charleston

http://alephnull.net/20s/mp3/The_Roaring_20s/Charleston.m3u

Bessie Smith: Keeps on a Rainin All the Time

http://www.jazz-on-line.com/a/ramc/COL80865-9.ram

Websites

UMKC School of Law: Famous Trials

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/ftrials.htm

Digital History: The Jazz Age: The American 1920s

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/subtitles.cfm?titleID=67

A Biography of America: The Twenties

http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/prog20/feature/index.html

Al Capone

http://www.myalcaponemuseum.com/index.htm

The History Channel: The Roaring Twenties

http://www.history.com/topics/the-roaring-1920s

Lone Star College- Kingwood: American Cultural History: 1920-1929

http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade20.html

American Vaudeville Museum: Performer Profiles

http://vaudeville.org/index_files/Page1676.htm

British Film Institute: Charlie Chaplin

http://chaplin.bfi.org.uk/

PBS: Freedom: A History of Us: Webisode 11: Segments 6, 7, and 8

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/resources/1938/preview/