How did people have fun in the early 20th Century? Learning Objective: To explore entertainment in the early 20th Century How did people have fun in the early 20th Century? Pubs & social clubs / Theatres / Music Halls / Churches & Chapels

The growth and development of sport in Wales and England Learning Objective: To explore entertainment in the early 20th Century Over the next few weeks we will be looking at 3 main areas for this course, all of these areas follow the developments that happened during the 20th century: The growth and development of sport in Wales and England The changing nature of popular entertainment in Wales and England Changes in holiday patterns in Wales and England

Changes in entertainment Learning Objective: To explore entertainment in the early 20th Century Changes in entertainment To be able to evaluate the influence of entertainment in peoples’ lives. Chapels A/B To be able to explain why these entertainments were so popular. Theatres C To be able to understand the different entertainments in the early 20th century. Music Hall D/E Individual Liberty

Early 20th Century Entertainment Learning Objective: To explore entertainment in the early 20th Century Early 20th Century Entertainment Create a table like the one below and make notes on these entertainments... Place What did they do? Theatre Music Hall Church/Chapel Pub Working Men’s Institute & Social Clubs

To explore entertainment in the early 20th Century Learning Objective: To explore entertainment in the early 20th Century Theatre Most large towns had a theatre and by 1900 most of these were comfortable and some even luxurious. The average person who went to the theatre were middle class. Once there crowds would watch and listen various plays and operettas. At the time the works of Gilbert and Sullivan were very popular with the audiences.

To explore entertainment in the early 20th Century Learning Objective: To explore entertainment in the early 20th Century Music Hall Music halls had boomed in the Victorian times attracting crowds from the working class and audiences were much more lively and raucous than those visiting the theatre. The music hall hosted a variety of acts such as comedy, plays and songs. The crowd would laugh and sing along with their favourite artists some of whom could be very suggestive in their performances.

To explore entertainment in the early 20th Century Learning Objective: To explore entertainment in the early 20th Century Churches/Chapels Many people went to church at the start of twentieth century and although Sunday was the day of worship many more activities and events were put on for people during the week. Some of these activities were: Choirs Brass bands Drama groups Sports teams For many people, especially women and children and in rural areas, these activities were there only form of regular entertainment.

Pubs Working Men’s Institute Learning Objective: To explore entertainment in the early 20th Century Pubs Pubs offered many, mainly men, the chance to socialise and drink. They also offered other entertainments such as darts, cards, bridge and quiz nights. They were even used by sports teams as their headquarters. However, this was all opposed by the Temperance movement who warned of the dangers of alcohol. This movement gained importance as wives worried about their husbands’ heavy drinking, chapel goers feared the decline in moral standards and industry bosses worried about absence from work. Working Men’s Institute A type of members only club that contained many things that pubs had but also included snooker rooms and concert halls.

What new key words have I used in this lesson? Learning Objective: To explore entertainment in the early 20th Century What new key words have I used in this lesson? Have I achieved the target I aimed for? Write 2 sentences to show what entertainment was like in the early 20th Century.

To understand major 20th century entertainment Learning Objective: To understand major 20th century entertainment When, in the last 100 years, do you think was the ‘golden age’ of cinemas? Why do you think this?

Changes in entertainment Learning Objective: To understand major 20th century entertainment Changes in entertainment To be able to evaluate the impact of the new forms of entertainment. Television A/B To be able to explain how each entertainment developed over time. Radio C To be able to describe the changes and developments in entertainment. Cinema D/E Individual Liberty

To understand major 20th century entertainment Learning Objective: To understand major 20th century entertainment Use the information sheets to create a guide to the major 20th century entertainments. Cinema Radio TV

What new key words have I used in this lesson? Learning Objective: To understand major 20th century entertainment What new key words have I used in this lesson? Have I achieved the target I aimed for? Write 3 sentences to summarise the three major entertainments of the 20th Century.

What do you think is happening in this picture? Learning Objective: To understand the impact of the 1950s and 1960s culture What do you think is happening in this picture?

Pop Culture Individual Liberty Learning Objective: To understand the impact of the 1950s and 1960s culture Pop Culture To be able to evaluate the impact of pop culture in Britain. Pop Music A/B To be able to explain how pop music affected the culture of Britain in the 1960s. Rock Music C To be able to understand what was meant by ‘pop culture’. Big Band D/E Individual Liberty

To understand the impact of the 1950s and 1960s culture Learning Objective: To understand the impact of the 1950s and 1960s culture After World War II few people owned records or record players. This was mainly because they were expensive and records themselves were easily broken. People were much more likely to turn on the radio and in the late 1940s the music of big bands, Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra dominated. People could also listen to music live and go down to a dance hall at the nearest Mecca. However, this was mainly for adults and not for young people.

To understand the impact of the 1950s and 1960s culture Learning Objective: To understand the impact of the 1950s and 1960s culture However, in the 1950s young people began to buy records as they became cheaper and also listened to music on jukeboxes in some of the new coffee bars. These were new ideas and led to the creation of a new youth culture and the teenager was born. The music they listened to came from America and was called rock’n’roll with artists such as Elvis Presley and Bill Haley. This was music that was very different to what their parents listened to and by the end of the 1950s there were at least 300 rock’n’roll groups in Liverpool alone.

To understand the impact of the 1950s and 1960s culture Learning Objective: To understand the impact of the 1950s and 1960s culture The music in the 1960s at first was much like the decade before but it began and gradual change and became dominated by pop music. The Beatles were a sign of this. Originally a rock’n’roll group they developed pop music and the culture grew up alongside the success of the music. It was for these reasons that the decade became known as the ‘swinging sixties’. This type of music didn’t impress all adults much but it did open the way for other types of music aimed at young people to flourish.

The impact of pop music in the 1960s Learning Objective: To understand the impact of the 1950s and 1960s culture Complete your mind map with information around the room. The teenager Clubs and concerts Youth culture Technology The impact of pop music in the 1960s Radio and television Protest Fashion

What new key words have I used in this lesson? Learning Objective: To understand the impact of the 1950s and 1960s culture What new key words have I used in this lesson? Have I achieved the target I aimed for? Write a sentence to explain how pop music developed the idea of the ‘teenager’.

How do we spend our leisure time today? Learning Objective: To investigate how entertainment developed in the later 20th century. How do we spend our leisure time today?

Changes in entertainment Learning Objective: To investigate how entertainment developed in the later 20th century. Changes in entertainment To be able to evaluate the significance of technology in the late twentieth century. Video Games A/B To be able to explain the new and developing forms of entertainment. IPod C To be able to understand how technology changed entertainment over time. Television D/E Individual Liberty

Think about how entertainment has changed in the last 30 years... Learning Objective: To investigate how entertainment developed in the later 20th century. Think about how entertainment has changed in the last 30 years... Use the information provided to help answer the questions you have been given.

To investigate how entertainment developed in the later 20th century. Learning Objective: To investigate how entertainment developed in the later 20th century. Please make your own definitions of glam rock, punk rock and teenybopper. Name and explain one type of music that appeared in the 1990s. Which female group created the idea of ‘Girl Power’? How did television help to grow pop music? In the last 15 years IPods and MP3 players have been made. Please explain two earlier developments in technology. What is known as the ‘music industry’? Please give one example of how pop music has raised money for charity. Please provide one good and one bad effect (impact) of television. Why did less people go to the cinema in the 70s and 80s? How did film companies and cinemas get people to come back to the cinema? When were commercial (not the BBC) radio stations allowed in Britain? How has the internet changed entertainment for many? How has the mobile phone developed entertainment? What do you think was the most important development in popular entertainment from 1900 to the present day? Remember to explain and back up your answer with examples.

To investigate how entertainment developed in the later 20th century. Learning Objective: To investigate how entertainment developed in the later 20th century. How important has technology been in changing entertainment in the later 20th Century? Write a short paragraph to explain how technology has led to changes and developments in entertainment since 1970.

What new key words have I used in this lesson? Learning Objective: To understand the impact of the 1950s and 1960s culture What new key words have I used in this lesson? Have I achieved the target I aimed for? Write a sentence to show how pop music was used to help people.

Learning Objective: To be able to reflect on my own work and identify areas for revision. End of unit The changing nature of popular entertainment in Wales and England Topics covered: People's entertainment The impact of the cinema The impact of the radio Television and cinema The increasing impact of popular music The continued appeal of pop music Changes in television and cinema watching Developments in entertainment technology