ProhibitionandTheRoaringTwentiesLessonPlan

Teacher:
MirandaWahby,ChristinaTiernan,LuanneDesJardins,LaurenHead
Grade:
2ndGrade
DateandTime:
April11th,4:00pm
School:
CollegeofCharleston

NameofLesson
:ProhibitionandtheRoaringTwenties
FineArtsArea:
Music,VisualArts,Dance,TheaterArts
InfusedCoreArea:
History

Standards
(eacharea)
Objectives
(thestudentswill)
Assessments
(Formal/Informal
Standard24
:Thestudentwill Thestudentswillbeableto
Informal:
Theteacherwill
demonstrateanunderstanding writethreedifferentfactsabout observestudentsastheyshare
ofculturalcontributionsmade
theProhibition.
onefactthattheylearnedabout
bypeoplefromthevarious
theProhibitionwithapartner
regionsintheUnitedStates.
andwillobservewhether
24.1
Recognizethe
studentsareabletonameone
basicelementsthatmake
newfactthattheylearned.
upaculturalregionin

theUnitedStates,
Formal:
Theteacherwillcollect
includinglanguage,
thestudentsnotecardsand
beliefs,customs,art,&
assesswhetherthestudentsare
literature.
abletowritedownthree

differentfactsaboutthe
Prohibitionthatthey
demonstratedintheirdance.
Technique
Thestudentswillcreatea
Informal:
Theteacherwill
Standard1:Thestudentwill
sequenceofdancemoveswitha observestudentsastheywork
identifyanddemonstrate
beginning,middle,andendthat inpairstocreatetheirdance
movementelementsand
correspondswithinformation
sequence.Theteacherwillask
skills
thattheylearnedaboutthe
studentstoexplaintheirdance
andapplythemwhile
Prohibition.
sequenceandtheteacherwill
performingdance.
noteifthestudentshavea
D22.2Createandrepeat
beginning,middle,andendto
asimplesequencewitha
theirsequenceandscaffoldas
beginning,middle,and
necessary.
end;identifyeachpartof

thesequence(withor
Formal:
Theteacherwillusea
withoutrhythmic
checklisttodeterminewhether
accompaniment).
thestudentswereabletocreate

asequenceofdancemoveswith
abeginning,middle,andend.

ArtisticVocabulary:
SequenceAsetofmovementswithabeginning,middle,andend.
CoreVocabulary:
Prohibitionalawpassedin1920thatbannedthesale,manufactureandtransportationofalcohol.
RoaringTwentiesatermthatdescribesthe1920serainAmerica.
CrossOverLinkstoEachArea:


Preparation/Materials/Resources
Music
PowerPoint
VideoofDance
NoteCards
KWLChart
SmartBoard

AnticipatorySet:(Activatingpriorknowledge/procedures,Preview/Review)
WhatdoyouknowaboutProhibition?
WhatdoyouknowabouttheRoaringTwenties?
WhatdoyouwanttolearnabouttheProhibitionandtheRoaringTwenties?
WritestudentsresponsesonKWLchartonSmartboard.
MiniLesson:(Explain/Demonstratethelesson)
Eachpersonwillpresentoneoftheintroductoryslidesintroducinglifeinthe1920s
Procedures:
ChristinawillteachtheclassaboutfashionduringProhibition
o Clothing
DoyouknowanytypesofclothingfromtheRoaringTwenties?
Tellstudentsaboutwhyfashionedchanged.
Tellstudentsaboutdifferentfashionstyles.
Tellstudentsaboutdifferentdressesinthe1920s,includingtheshiftdress.
o Accessories
Tellstudentsaboutaccessoriesthatwereworninthe1920s.
o Hairstyles
Tellstudentsabouthairstylesworninthe1920s.
o Artists
TellstudentsaboutArtDeco
TellstudentsaboutImpressionism.
ShowstudentspicturesofImpressionistpaintings.
ExplaintostudentsaboutSurrealism.
ShowstudentspicturesofSurrealistpaintings.
LuannewillteachtheclassaboutmusicduringProhibition
o Tellstudentshowmusicchangedduringthe1920s.
Thewaysthatmusicchanged.
Gramophone
Commercialradio
ExamplesofeachoftheGenresduringthe1920s.

DanceBands

Jazz

Blues

Swing

o DanceBands
Tellstudentsofthemusicofdancebands
Tellstudentshowdancebandschangedwiththetimes.
PlayasongbyThePaulWhitemanOrchestra.
o Jazz
TellstudentsthehistoryofJazzmusic

TellstudentsoftheculturalinfluencesofJazzMusic
TellstudentsofInnovativeJazzArtists.
LouisArmstrong
DukeEllington
PlaysongsbyArmstrong,Ellington.

o Blues
TellstudentsthehistoryofBlues
TellstudentsofpopularBluesArtists
BessieSmith
MamieSmith
EthelWaters
PlaysongsbyBessieSmith,MamieSmithandEthelWaters.

o Swing
Tellstudentsoftheoriginsofswingmusic.
Tellstudentsaboutpopularswingartists
BennyGoodmanOrchestra
o TellstudentsaboutPopularSongsfromtheProhibitionEra
Playthesongs,AmIBlue,AintMisbehavin,CrazyBlues,andAnythingGoes.
LaurenwillteachtheclassaboutdancesthatwerepopularduringProhibition.
MirandawillteachtheclassaboutTheaterArtsduringProhibition
Movies
Broadway
TellstudentstoturntoapartnerandshareonenewfactthattheylearnedabouttheProhibition.
Introducewhatasequenceisintermsofdancing:
Definition:
asetofmovementswithabeginning,middle,andend.
Modelprocessofcreatingadancesequence.
Showstudentsdancesequenceofhavingabobcut,listeningtojazzmusic,andofputting
onhighheeledshoes.
UseRandomGeneratortoputstudentsingroupsoftwo.

Explaintostudentsdirectionsofactivity:
Theyaregoingtobecreatingadancesequencewithamiddle,beginning,andendusing
informationthattheylearnedfromthePowerPoint.

Cleanup/Closeout/Review
Passoutnotecards.
TellstudentstowritethreenewthingstheylearnedabouttheProhibitionthattheydemonstrated
intheirdance.
Havestudentsvolunteertoshowtheirdance.(2perday)
TellstudentsthatwehopethatyouhaveabetterunderstandingofProhibitionandtheRoaring
Twenties.