1. Learning Goal: Students will be able to explain at least 2 trends of the 1920’s. Bellwork: Thesis Statement Prompt Directions: Read the following prompt and respond with a 1 sentence thesis statement Point Value: 9 Points (Quiz Grade) PROMPT: The League of Nations was going to fail regardless of whether or not the U.S. joined it.  Agree or Disagree and give at least 2 specific reasons why

2.  Complete a Supreme Court Case Study Handout  You have 10 minutes to complete  Choose from the following Cases:  Miranda v Arizona  Brown v Board  Plessy v Ferguson  Tinker v Des Moines

3.  Definition: Hating all non-native Americans  Examples:  Emergency Quota Act (1921)  The number of immigrants allowed to enter the U.S. was limited to 3% of the # (number) of immigrants already living in the US as of 1910  Sacco & Vanzetti Trial: Innocent, but victims of the Red Scare Learning Goal: Students will be able to explain at least 2 trends of the 1920’s.

4.  KKK = Ku Klux Klan  Focused on foreigners/immigrants, not blacks  Members had to be native-born white Protestants  Hated the American “Melting Pot” (idea that the U.S. was a melting pot of different cultures and ethnicities)  Also protested against African-Americans, Catholics, and Jewish people  Klan died out when their leader assaulted and killed a young girl Learning Goal: Students will be able to explain at least 2 trends of the 1920’s.

5.  What is 1 trend of the 1920s?

6.  Conflict between creationism and evolution  Fundamentalists believed in the Bible and the creation story as told in Genesis 1  Darwin’s theory of evolution argued people came from earlier life forms Learning Goal: Students will be able to explain at least 2 trends of the 1920’s.

7.  SCOPES TRIAL- nicknamed the Monkey Trial  John Scopes taught evolution, on purpose, because it was illegal. He was arrested, tried, and found guilty but no real punishment Learning Goal: Students will be able to explain at least 2 trends of the 1920’s.

8.  Option 1: Thesis Statement  Prompt  Nativism was a major problem during the 1920s. Agree or Disagree, and provide AT LEAST 2 historical examples to prove your thinking.  Option 2: KWL Chart on World War 1 and the US What I Already KnowWhat I WANT to KnowWhat I have LEARNED 1) 2) 3)

9.  Prohibit = to not allow  18 th Amendment (1920): Alcohol made illegal  Volstead Act: Law made to enforce the 18 th Amendment. Made it illegal to make and sell any beverage with alcohol content of.5% or higher  Why prohibition? Many believed alcohol was at the root of many social evils  21 st Amendment: Alcohol made legal again Learning Goal: Students will be able to explain at least 2 trends of the 1920’s.

10.  Anti-Saloon League- protested for legal prohibition  Saloon = bar in the 1920s  WTCU (Women’s Christian Temperance Union)- female group dedicated to banning alcohol  Speakeasies = illegal bars during Prohibition  Bootlegging = illegally making and selling alcohol Learning Goal: Students will be able to explain at least 2 trends of the 1920’s.

11.  Mobster, nicknamed Scarface  Made a ton of $$ smuggling and selling alcohol  Made over $60 million by 1927 selling alcohol, and leading a gambling and prostitution ring Learning Goal: Students will be able to explain at least 2 trends of the 1920’s.

12.  Noble = something morally good  This was the nickname for Prohibition  Prohibition failed because it was too difficult to enforce (bribes, not enough police) Learning Goal: Students will be able to explain at least 2 trends of the 1920’s.

13.  Finish for homework  Create a Layered Book Foldable for Amendments 18, 19, and 21  Be VERY specific with the details for each amendment  Try and include quotes from each amendment