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Student 1920s Research Project

The Great Gatsby research project involves groups investigating various aspects of the 1920s era as depicted in the novel. Each group must create an abstract, organize a presentation using creative formats, and provide an informative handout for their classmates. Topics include the Jazz Age, Prohibition, and the Stock Market Crash, among others.

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Student 1920s Research Project

The Great Gatsby research project involves groups investigating various aspects of the 1920s era as depicted in the novel. Each group must create an abstract, organize a presentation using creative formats, and provide an informative handout for their classmates. Topics include the Jazz Age, Prohibition, and the Stock Market Crash, among others.

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The Great Gatsby:

Roaring 20s
Research Project
In groups, you will research and present a topic about an aspect of the 1920s era represented in The Great
Gatsby. You will present your topic to the class in a prepared and organized manner. There are several parts to
the project:

1. Your group must type up an abstract of your project. An abstract is 2-3 well written paragraphs
explaining the following: your topic and the focal points of your research, the type of presentation your
group has created and how it will effectively teach the class, and the duties of the members of your
group. You are required to have an MLA bibliography attached to your abstract. You do not need to
write an essay about your topic, but your presentation should be able to reflect the depth of information
and effort put in by you and the members of your group. This is due on _______________.

2. Your group must present your findings in a well organized presentation. This presentation can be done
in many ways, including a power point, a documentary, a short play, or any other creative and effective
way that you can teach your peers about your topic. Please put your project on flash drive or DVD if
you need it to be projected on screen. DO NOT E-MAIL YOUR PROJECT.
Presentations will take place during the week of _____________________.

3. Your presentation must be accompanied with at least one handout. This can take any form, but needs
to be informative and serve as notes for students. If you need to make copies for your class, you must
tell me by _____________. Make sure you leave any specific instructions for me on a post-it for any
handouts you would like me to copy. This is due on _____________.

These are the following topics for the project:

1. The 1919 World Series 6. The Jazz Age


2. The Stock Market Crash 7. Prohibition
3. The Film Industry 8. Technology
4. The Automobile Industry 9. Politics
5. Arts and literature 10. Sports (besides baseball)

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