This ready-to-go 1920s Pop Culture resource includes a 36-page Canva slideshow with silent and sound film clips, music and dance examples, sports and leisure highlights, critical thinking questions, a FREE Harlem Renaissance lesson with student handouts, corresponding notes, and a teacher key, all editable in Canva and designed for an engaging, interactive classroom experience!

Included in This Ready-to-Go Resource:

Part 1: Movies & Film

• Silent Films → Talkies: Compare silent films and early sound movies
• Film clips included: Nosferatu & Lights of New York
• Extended clip of Steamboat Willie
• Compare & contrast questions on slides + student notes
  

Part 2: Music & Dance

• Progression of American music genres from Ragtime to Blues & Jazz with listening clips featuring Scott Joplin, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong
• Music analysis tools: 1–5 star rating scale
• The Charleston Dance craze: Video clip with guided questions + Then & Now connection to compare 1920s trends to today
  
  

Part 3: Sports & Leisure

• Baseball: Babe Ruth, Segregation & Negro League*
• Football and boxing highlights
• Charles Lindbergh’s historic flight
• Rise of radio broadcasting
• News clips from Today Show & the NFL
• Critical thinking questions: The rise of Pop Culture in the 1920s and comparing radio broadcasting to the internet today
• *Negro League refers specifically to Birmingham, AL and the Southern Negro League (editable for your context)
  
  

Part 4: FREE Harlem Renaissance Lesson

• Student-guided video on the Harlem Renaissance
• Highlights key figures: Zora Neale Hurston, Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes, Louis Armstrong, Josephine Baker
• Includes student handout for first-person mini narratives exploring each figure’s contributions
  
  

Additional Features:

• 36-page Canva slideshow with animations, photos, and ready-to-play music, movie, and news clips
• Corresponding student notes – printable PDF and editable Canva template
• Teacher answer key included
• FREE BONUS Harlem Renaissance lesson with videos + student writing prompts
• Editable Canva templates for all slides and handouts - option to each "show and go" with provided links + printable PDFs AND edit and customize via the provided Canva links
• Please note: All templates are in Canva only
  
  

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