The+Roaring+Twenties+Project

toc =Step 1: Pick a Topic= // Using reference sources and videos, conduct preliminary research on individuals and events that spark your interest. //

This is a great time to use Wikipedia,World Book Encyclopedia, or NBC Learn. As you gain context and understanding, narrow your focus to the one individual or event that you find most interesting. Make sure that there is PLENTY of research 'out there' on your topic.

Teapot Dome Scandal Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Al Smith James M. Curley || Al Capone Johnny Torrio Bugs Moran St. Valentines Day Massacre Lucy Luciano || F. Scott Fitzgerald Eugene O'Neill Sinclair Lewis Ernest Hemingway Willa Cather Langston Hughes Robert Frost || Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig Chicago Black Sox Jack Dempsey Red Grange Knute Rockne Bobby Jones "Big Bill" Tilden Helen Wills Gertrude Ederle Charles Lindbergh Amelia Earhart || Loeb & Leopold Sacco & Vanzetti Hauptmann Trial Scopes Trial Clarence Darrow || Al Jolson Rudy Vallee Kate Smith Louis Armstrong Fred Astaire Bill Robinson George Gershwin Irving Berlin Will Rogers Rudolph Valentino Greta Garbo Helen Hayes Charlie Chaplin Douglas Fairbanks Lon Chaney Marx Brothers Walt Disney Harry Houdini ||
 * Possible Individuals and Events to Study **
 * ** Politics ** || ** Gangsters ** || ** Writers ** || ** Athletes ** || ** Famous Trials ** || ** Artists ** ||
 * Warren Harding

=Step 2: Ask Questions= // Develop a couple questions that you chose that you're interested in investigating. Your questions should NOT be too narrow or too broad. //


 * Example Research Questions: **
 * What was it about the 1920s that allowed a gangsters like Al Capone to flourish?
 * How did the invention of the automobile in the 1920’s change the world and what positive and negative influences has it had on society?
 * What role did discrimination or bias play in the Sacco and Vanzetti court case?

=Step 3: Gather Evidence & Evaluate Sources= // Locate authoritative sources of information that answer your research questions. Use the Library's catalog, the history databases, and the recommended websites to locate, articles, videos, studies, and other sources of evidence. //


 * Recommended Databases [[image:walthamlibrary/GaleDatabases.jpg align="right" caption="Click here to cross-search the Gale databases" link="@http://find.galegroup.com/menu/commonmenu.do?userGroupName=mlin_m_walthamel"]] **
 * Reference Source: World Book Encyclopedia
 * Reference Source and Articles: ABC CLIO - American History
 * Reference Source and Articles: ABC CLIO - Pop Culture
 * Reference Source and Articles: ABC CLIO - American Government
 * Reference and Articles: Gale -U.S. History in Context
 * Biographical Articles: Gale - Biography in Context


 * Recommended Websites **
 * **American Cultural History, 1920-1929:**Provides information on the arts, fashion, events, and people that defined the decade.


 * Primary Sources **
 * **Historical Newspapers:** Use this database to s earch through copies of The New York Times from the 1850's through 2008 and The Boston Globe from the 1870's through 1979.
 * **WHS Library Primary Source Pathfinder:** This resource contains an introduction to primary sources, as well as links to various primary source databases and archives on the web. [[image:walthamlibrary/NBC LEARN2.png align="right" link="@http://archives.nbclearn.com/portal/site/k-12"]]
 * **NBC Learn:**Collections of video resources, primary sources, historic footage, images, mini-documentaries and text resources designed for use in the K-12 classroom.
 * ** National Archives, Docs Teach: ** Primary sources from the American Revolution to contemporary United States.
 * ** Life Photos: ** A searchable collection of LIFE Magazine's photographs from the 1860s to the 1970s.

**NOTE:** Make sure to evaluate all sources of information for **authority**, **accuracy**, and **currency**. Use the Website Evaluation handout when making decisions about which sources of information to use.

=**Step 4: Take Notes & Cite Sources**= = =
 * Creating a New Account on NoodleTools
 * Creating and Sharing a Project in NoodleTools
 * Retrieving your NoodleTools Password
 * Re-validating Your Noodle Tools Account
 * **Username** - technology
 * **Password** - contact your library teacher: library
 * Citing an Online Database article in Noodle Tools
 * Citing a Website in Noodle Tools