1920s Digital Scrapbook Project

Monica Van Husen and Darcie Priester

Introduction:
Having studied the events and people of the 1920s, 6th grade students will create a
digital scrapbook as a review of this unit. Students will use class notes, handouts,
their textbook and primary and secondary sources from the Internet in creating
their scrapbook. Cultural and historical events such as the Harlem Renaissance,
Jazz Age, Prohibition, sports and popular people such as Louis Armstrong, Georgia
O’Keeffe, and F. Scott Fitzgerald should be included in the scrapbook.

Standards: USII.1a, USII.1b, USII.1d, USII.6a, USII.6b, USII.6c, USII.6d,

Activity Process: (Class time 80 mins.)

Day 1 – Students will be put into pairs. MacBooks will be available to research
primary and secondary sources for resources on the 1920s. The students will create
their scrapbook using a PowerPoint template, which contains slides for certain
events and people during the 1920s. Each slide also contains discussion questions
to help guide students in their research. Students will follow the instructions on
each slide of the PowerPoint. They may add other details if time permits. The ITRT
will demonstrate how to open the PowerPoint template and save their file. The
ITRT will also be available to show students how to save resources and aid in
research techniques.

Day 2 – Students will continue to work on their digital scrapbooks. The ITRT will
demonstrate how to add text boxes, images, and hyperlinks.

Day 3 – Students will continue to work on their digital scrapbooks. The ITRT will
demonstrate how to change fonts, font sizes, backgrounds, and add slide transitions.

Day 4 - Students will continue to work on their digital scrapbooks and prepare for
their presentation to the class on Day 5.

Day 5 – Preview Day! Students will present their digital scrapbooks to the class and
evaluate each other based on the project requirements. Students will fill out a self-
evaluation as well.

Resources:
Class notes, handouts, Macbooks, US History textbooks, Internet, PowerPoint
template, pencil/pen.

Evaluation:
Students will be evaluated on:
1. Using class time wisely to research their topics (10 points),
2. A completed digital scrapbook including: (50 points)
 a. Definitions for the Harlem Renaissance, Jazz Age, Roaring 20s, talkies,
and flappers
b. Examples of people who influenced the Harlem Renaissance, Jazz Age,
sports, literature, and art during the 1920s
c. At least 5 primary and secondary resources of these people and their
works.
d. 2 people who influenced the 1920s and one resource of their work.
3. The presentation is well rehearsed and the digital scrapbook is easy to
navigate and read. (10 points)
4. A completed notebook with all handouts, class notes, and warm-ups (20
points)
5. A completed peer evaluation (5 points)
6. A completed self-evaluation (5 points)