An analysis of leisure time activity in the early 20th century.
After completing the introductory lesson using photographs as primary sources, students compile their own albums based on a thesis statement about life in the 20th century.
After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
- analyze documents, records, and data (such as artifacts, diaries, letters, photographs, journals, newspapers, historical accounts, etc.);
- formulate historical questions and defend findings based on inquiry and interpretations;
- develop perspectives of time and place, including the construction of various time lines of events, periods, and personalities in American history; and
- communicate findings orally, in brief analytical essays, and in a comprehensive paper.
- Two classes
Recommended Grade Level
- Culture & Folklife
- City & Regional History
- Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929
Charlotte Bruce & Helen Stephan