Mrs. Ruland's U.S. History Class Project
Popular Entertainment as Vehicle for Change
During the 1920s, popular entertainment began to change very dramatically. This decade was the start of talking movies in theatres and the popularity of the movies grew. Many new actors and actresses emerged from this decade, such as Charlie Chaplin and Mickey Mouse. This new wave of movie entertainment also caused a change in music. The 1920s began a change and Jazz became the favorite music. Louis Armstrong and King Oliver became legends in Jazz. Along side with the music, new dances, such as the Charleston and the Fox-trot, were increasing in popularity. These dances differed from previous dances that had been popular in the past.
The website presented accurate information about entertainment in the 1920's. The website focused on the major turning points/events, of the 1920's. The authors of the website made it simple to navigate through the different pages to detect factual information in the text. For example a timeline was presented that stated major events in the 1920's, such as the first radio broadcast, and the first talking movie in the cinema.
This website expresses many of the popular music performers of the 1920s. Jazz was a very influential type of music at this time and King Oliver, a legend of jazz, is discussed thoroughly in this website. Other musicians, such as Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith, are also discussed in this website. This website is helpful because it helps the reader learn about the music of the 1920s.
This website correctly displays data on the Jazz Era during the 1920's. It portrays how Jazz lifted the lives of the U.S. people during the Great Depression, and brought together African Americans and Whites living in America. The website focuses on key Jazz musicians such as Duke Ellington, George Gershwin and Louis Armstrong. Facts about these musicians are exhibited throughout the website.
The US State Department published this website and discusses the popular culture during the 1920s. This website also displays many categories of culture during this time period, such as sports, popular music, and movies. This source can be considered legitimate because it was written by the Government and gave a different view of the culture America has had.
This website provided information in an organized manner that was easy to navigate through, and at the same time factual. Each year in the 1920's is organized through the popular entertainment of the year. Each year in the 1920's has at least 3 facts, which are stated in an easy to read manner for the reader, on the website.
Brief Timeline of American Literature, Music, and Movies 1920-1929
This website was written by Dr. Campbell from WSU and provides factual information about music, movies, and literature of the 1920s. All this information is provided in an organized way by separating each category and splitting them up year by year. Also, this website is helpful because it gives the reader information in an easy way to read.
This website is the text of an article by Sean Price for Scholastic Update. It discusses the lives of Americans during this time period and emphasizes the rebellion that had occurred. This site can be helpful to others because it provides factual information in an organized way.
This website provides a variety of sub sites that can direct you to different categories of entertainment during the 1920's, such as the radio, movies and fashion. The website is very factual and its creators have won the cyber teddy award.
This website emphasizes how magicians and comedians appeared during the 1920's. It particularly depicts Charley Chaplin who is a famous comedian and Harry Houdini who was a famous magician. The website explains the roll of comedians and magicians in the 1920's.
This website is created by a High School history teacher, Mr. Horwitz. This website portrays different forms of entertainment, with different sources to easily detect information. It is separated into different entertainment categories for entertainment in the 1920's, and is easy to navigate through.
Colton O. and Adam A.
Last updated March 28, 2007
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