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Reporting on the 1920s

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Use this roaring 1920s history lesson to have young writers research primary and secondary sources. They use their research to examine the events or famous public figures of the time period. Next, they imagine they're in the 1920s and...
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Gatsby and the American Twenties Newspaper

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research 1920's US History.  In this historical literature instructional activity, students use the novel The Great Gatsby as a tool to examine the era.  They work in individually to create newspaper articles based on...
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The Great Gatsby

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars develop a visual display illustrating an event from F. Scott Fitzgerald's life and write a paper showing the relationship between the visual and The Great Gatsby.  In this The Great Gatsby lesson plan, students...