1. Unit #7 The Roaring 20s
LESSON #7:6
Arts of the 1920s p

2. The Great Gatsby Who was Gatsby? What was Gatsby like?
F. Scott Fitzgerald showed a wild and frivolous side of American society. What do you think he was trying to point out about the young and the rich of American “high” society”?
What do you think Fitzgerald thought we should be or do differently?

3. Al Capone Who was Al Capone? How did he get rich?
What problems did he cause?
How was he eventually stopped?

4. 1920s movies
What was a defining characteristic of movies of the 1920s?
How did you know what they were saying?
How did they get the point across of emotion?
What did you find frustrating?

5. Sports (p. 223)
What sport did Babe Ruth play? What made him exceptional?
What was Jack Dempsey’s sport? For how long was he champ?
What was Red Grange’s sport?
Why did they call him “the Galloping Ghost” ?