Overview:
This project is designed to help you
explore and understand more about the important historical period in
which The Great Gatsby is set. After you have created a group of 2-3
students and chosen a topic, you will spend one class period
doing research on the internet/in the school library so as to be
ready to share your new-found knowledge with your classmates the
following week.
Use the internet sources that I have
provided for you and any other reputable sources you find on your
own. You are required to use at least two different internet sources,
which you will properly cite in a brief annotated bibliography
submitted on the day of your report as well as the notes you have
written while preparing your topic.
Your presentation to the class should
be between five and ten minutes in length. It should also be
interactive in nature. By that, I mean you will not just get up and
deliver a lecture; rather, you will find a creative means by which to
share your research. You could, for example, come dressed as two
characters from the novel/from that era and carry on a scripted,
informative dialogue. You can present the fruit of your research on a
poster
If you are studying famous people you
could pose as an interviewer/celebrity pair on a radio talk show.
You could also involve your audience somehow. Use your immense
creative reserves! You purpose is to convey your information in an
engaging manner.
Possible topics:
1.The booming/roaring 20’s
2. The Jazz Age /music
3. Flappers
http://www.oocities.org/flapper_culture/
4. American Prohibition
5. Sacco and Vanzetti
6. Al Capone/organized crime
7. After the war /disillusionment/lost generation
8. Bonnie and Clyde
9. the rise of automobiles
10. Art of the 1920's
Evaluation criteria:
fluent and articulate language 2 pts
depth of information, richness of
contents 4 pts
originality and creativeness 2 pts
grammar and vocabulary 2pts
accent and pronunciation 2 pts
Good
luck!
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