Good Day and Good Friday!Good Day and Good Friday!Please find your homework and trade your work with a partner. The assignment is worth 10 points.

Thinking Pair-Share Activity 10 Minutes

1. Using the words from the “Slang of the 1920s”` handout, write a poem or story about Indian Woods Middle School as if we are living in the Roaring 20s Era. Your poem/story should be time (1920s) appropriate.

2. Your team should use 5 to 10 words in your poem/story• Attempt to write for the entire 10 minutes

3. Highlight or Underline each slang word used.

4. Create an answer key for the slang words used - 5 Minutes Ex. 1. bunk nonsense!

2. flick movie 3. bug wash hair oil

"The only thing better "The only thing better than singingthan singing

is more singing."is more singing."--Ella Fitzgerald--Ella Fitzgerald

The Jazz Age – The Jazz Age – An American SoundAn American Sound

Fads and HeroesFads and Heroes

The 20s was the decade of __________ The 20s was the decade of __________ optimism (positive outlook)optimism (positive outlook)

““Ev’ry morning, ev’ry evening, ain’t we Ev’ry morning, ev’ry evening, ain’t we got fun?” This popular song epitomized got fun?” This popular song epitomized the _____ of the nation – war is the _____ of the nation – war is replaced with a strong _________ and replaced with a strong _________ and cultural expression through song and cultural expression through song and dance dance

Popular dances: The _________, the Popular dances: The _________, the Lindy Hop, the Black Bottom, and the Lindy Hop, the Black Bottom, and the BreakawayBreakaway

Fads and HeroesFads and Heroes

The 20s is the decade of The 20s is the decade of enthusiasmenthusiasm and optimism (positive outlook)and optimism (positive outlook)

““Ev’ry morning, ev’ry evening, ain’t we Ev’ry morning, ev’ry evening, ain’t we got fun?” This popular song epitomizes got fun?” This popular song epitomizes the the moodmood of the nation – war is of the nation – war is replaced with a strong replaced with a strong economyeconomy and and cultural expression through song and cultural expression through song and dance dance

Popular dances: The Popular dances: The CharlestonCharleston, the , the Lindy Hop, the Black Bottom, and the Lindy Hop, the Black Bottom, and the BreakawayBreakaway

______ (something currently popular) include ______ (something currently popular) include flag pole sitting, flag pole sitting, dance marathons, and the , and the Chinese game of mahjongChinese game of mahjong____ ____, The ____ ____, The Sultan of Swat, hits 60 , hits 60 homeruns – record lasts 30 years homeruns – record lasts 30 years Red Grange, “The Galloping Ghost,” Red Grange, “The Galloping Ghost,” is a football hero from U. of Illinois is a football hero from U. of Illinois Mass Media of _____ and _____ Mass Media of _____ and _____ promote celebrity famepromote celebrity fame

FadsFads (something currently popular) include flag (something currently popular) include flag pole sitting, pole sitting, dance marathons, and the Chinese , and the Chinese game of mahjonggame of mahjongBabeBabe RuthRuth, The , The Sultan of Swat, hits 60 , hits 60 homeruns – record lasts 30 years homeruns – record lasts 30 years Red Grange, “The Galloping Ghost,” Red Grange, “The Galloping Ghost,” is a football hero from U. of Illinois is a football hero from U. of Illinois Mass Media of Mass Media of radioradio and p and papersapers promote celebrity famepromote celebrity fame

““The Galloping The Galloping Ghost”Ghost”

A streak of fire, a breath of flameA streak of fire, a breath of flameEluding all who reach and clutch;Eluding all who reach and clutch;A gray ghost thrown into the gameA gray ghost thrown into the gameThat rival hands may never touch;That rival hands may never touch;A rubber bounding, blasting soulA rubber bounding, blasting soulWhose destination is the goal — Red Whose destination is the goal — Red Grange of Illinois!Grange of Illinois!

““Lucky Lindy”Lucky Lindy”

_______ Lindbergh, a handsome young _______ Lindbergh, a handsome young ____, was first to fly across ______ (1927) ____, was first to fly across ______ (1927) - Lindbergh symbolized America’s energy - Lindbergh symbolized America’s energy and optimismand optimism

““Lucky Lindy”Lucky Lindy”

CharlesCharles Lindbergh, a handsome young Lindbergh, a handsome young pilotpilot, was first to fly across , was first to fly across AtlanticAtlantic (1927) (1927) - Lindbergh symbolized America’s energy - Lindbergh symbolized America’s energy and optimismand optimism

Jazz – Purely AmericanJazz – Purely American

____ was created by ________-________ ____ was created by ________-________ musicians in nightclubs and dance halls of New musicians in nightclubs and dance halls of New OrleansOrleans

The music’s popularity spread to other cities The music’s popularity spread to other cities including Kansas City – artists included singers including Kansas City – artists included singers ___ _____ (“Satchmo”), Bessie Smith, and band ___ _____ (“Satchmo”), Bessie Smith, and band leader Duke Ellington all had roots in the Southleader Duke Ellington all had roots in the South

Rhythms from West Africa and Carribean, Rhythms from West Africa and Carribean, combined chants from rural South, and combined chants from rural South, and harmonies from ______ created this new soundharmonies from ______ created this new sound

Jazz – Purely AmericanJazz – Purely American

JazzJazz was created by was created by AfricanAfrican--AmericanAmerican musicians musicians in nightclubs and dance halls of New Orleansin nightclubs and dance halls of New Orleans

The music’s popularity spread to other cities The music’s popularity spread to other cities including Kansas City – artists included singers including Kansas City – artists included singers LouisLouis ArmstrongArmstrong (“Satchmo”), Bessie Smith, and (“Satchmo”), Bessie Smith, and band leader Duke Ellington all had roots in the band leader Duke Ellington all had roots in the SouthSouth

Rhythms from West Africa and Carribean, Rhythms from West Africa and Carribean, combined chants from rural South, and combined chants from rural South, and harmonies from harmonies from EuropeEurope created this new sound created this new sound

Literature & Social CriticsLiterature & Social Critics

Writers express exuberance of era, but also Writers express exuberance of era, but also _______ excesses (change from international _______ excesses (change from international idealism to greedy selfishness) of postwar idealism to greedy selfishness) of postwar generation generation

““Expatriates (left the U.S.) ,” like F. Scott Expatriates (left the U.S.) ,” like F. Scott Fitzgerald (Fitzgerald (__ ____ _____)__ ____ _____) and Earnest and Earnest Hemingway (Hemingway (A Farewell to Arms), left the U.S. A Farewell to Arms), left the U.S. and wrote about the “emptiness of the rich”and wrote about the “emptiness of the rich” and captured the growing ___-___ and captured the growing ___-___ sentiments of their generationsentiments of their generation

Literature & Social CriticsLiterature & Social Critics

Writers express exuberance of era, but also Writers express exuberance of era, but also criticizecriticize excesses (change from international excesses (change from international idealism to greedy selfishness) of postwar idealism to greedy selfishness) of postwar generation dgeneration d

““Expatriates (left the U.S.) ,” like F. Scott Expatriates (left the U.S.) ,” like F. Scott Fitzgerald (Fitzgerald (TheThe GreatGreat GatsbyGatsby) and Earnest ) and Earnest Hemingway (Hemingway (A Farewell to Arms), left the U.S. A Farewell to Arms), left the U.S. and wrote about the “emptiness of the rich”and wrote about the “emptiness of the rich” and captured the growing and captured the growing antianti--warwar sentiments of their generationsentiments of their generation

The Harlem RenaissanceThe Harlem Renaissance

African-American culture African-American culture grew in ______, New York City grew in ______, New York City

attracting migrants from the attracting migrants from the SouthSouthWriters, poets, musicians react Writers, poets, musicians react against ________ faced against ________ faced expressing racial prideexpressing racial prideLangston Hughes is renown Langston Hughes is renown African American ___ – wanted African American ___ – wanted poems to sound like Jazz music poems to sound like Jazz music

The Harlem RenaissanceThe Harlem Renaissance

African-American culture African-American culture grew in grew in HarlemHarlem, New York City , New York City

attracting migrants from the attracting migrants from the SouthSouthWriters, poets, musicians react Writers, poets, musicians react against against prejudiceprejudice faced and faced and express racial pride with workexpress racial pride with workLangston Hughes is renown Langston Hughes is renown African American African American PoetPoet – wanted – wanted poems to sound like Jazz music poems to sound like Jazz music

Booker T. Was a practical man. He said, Till the soil And Booker T. Was a practical man. He said, Till the soil And learn from the land. Let down your bucket Where you learn from the land. Let down your bucket Where you

are. Your fate is here And not afar. To help yourself And are. Your fate is here And not afar. To help yourself And your fellow man, Train your head, Your heart, and your your fellow man, Train your head, Your heart, and your

hand. For smartness alone's hand. For smartness alone's Surely not meet- If you haven't at the same time Got Surely not meet- If you haven't at the same time Got

something to eat. something to eat.

Langston Hughes Poem about Booker T. Washington

to be alive. But Booker T. Was nobody's fool; You may carve a to be alive. But Booker T. Was nobody's fool; You may carve a dream with a humble tool. The tallest tower Can tumble down If it dream with a humble tool. The tallest tower Can tumble down If it

be not rooted In solid ground, So, being a far-seeing be not rooted In solid ground, So, being a far-seeing practical man, He said, Train your head, Your heart, practical man, He said, Train your head, Your heart,

and your hand -and your hand -

Your fate is here And not afar, So let down your bucket Your fate is here And not afar, So let down your bucket

Where you are.Where you are.