PPT-The Roaring 20’s Write down a list of words you associate with the 1920’s (at least

30 They were smart and sophisticated with an air of independence about them and so casual about their looks and clothes and manners as to be almost slapdash I dont know if I realized as soon as I began seeing them that they represented the wave of the future but I do know I was drawn to them I shared their restlessness understood their determination to free themselves of the Victorian shackles of the preWorld War I era and find out for themselves what life was all about. many of the eight parts of speech as you can remember…then give an example of each. .. Warm-up 8/17/11. Warm-up 8/18/11. What is symbolism? Give examples of symbols and what they represent.. Warm-up 8/19/11. : . Poetry/. The . Great . Gatsby. 1. . Feign (v)- . to make believe; pretend. 2. . Supercilious. . (. adj. )- . arrogant; smug. 3. . . Complacent. . (. adj. )- . smug or comfortable, without awareness of some potential danger or defect. #8. : . The Great Gatsby. 1. . Feign (v)- . to make believe; pretend. 2. . Supercilious. . (. adj. )- . arrogant; smug. 3. . . Complacent. . (. adj. )- . smug or comfortable, without awareness of some potential danger or defect. AP Language. Written Communications 1 & 2. Vocabulary. Instructions. For each of the following words. Copy the word, part of speech and its definition. Leave space to write a synonym and an antonym for each word. Introduction. Bloodied by war and disillusioned by peace, Americans turned inward in the 1920’s. The boom of the 20’s had many benefits on Americans. Incomes and the living standard rose for many, but there seemed something incredible about all of it. . (Library of Congress). In the 1920s baseball recovered from the "Black Sox" scandal of 1919 as attendance soared in ballparks throughout the country. (. Photodisc. , Inc.). Charles Lindbergh with his plane, the Spirit of St. Louis. His 1927 flight from New York to Paris instantly made him an American hero. (Library of Congress). : . The Great Gatsby. 1. . Feign (v)- . to make believe; pretend. 2. . Supercilious. . (. adj. )- . arrogant; smug. 3. . . Complacent. . (. adj. )- . smug or comfortable, without awareness of some potential danger or defect. LOSE THE VOWELS. Juicy English.com. a. o. e. i. u. LOSE THE VOWELS. dictionary .  . dctnry. e. ntry word  . ntry. . wrd. pronunciation .  . prnnctn. meaning. .  . mnng. Look at the list of words and try to memorize them. . Essential Question: How can synthesis and word choice help an author portray an idea or emotion to an audience? . What do you think?. Literary legend has it that, famous author, . Ernest Hemingway.  was once challenged to write a novel with six words.  This is what he came up with,. 29 & 30 – Republican Presidents . “A return to normalcy” – Harding 1920. The Ohio Gang. Teapot Dome Scandal – Albert B. Fall. “Keep it cool with Coolidge” 1924. “The business of government is business”-Silent Cal. Prohibition. January 1920- 18th Amendment. Sale of alcohol was illegal . Bootlegging- Illegally producing and selling alcohol . Speakeasies. Illegal establishments that sold liquor. “Speak easy” when you are at a bar so you don’t look nervous or act suspicious . 1. Which did not contribute to the rapid growth of the transportation industry?. Imports forced the price of American cars down. More people moved to suburban areas. 1. . Which did not contribute to the rapid growth of the transportation industry?. .. Warm-up 8/17/11. Warm-up 8/18/11. What is symbolism? Give examples of symbols and what they represent.. Warm-up 8/19/11. Vocab! Predict the meaning of these words: . abase, . covert, frugal, redress. The Roaring 20‘s By Helen and Alisa Context - events leading up to it Industrialization , beginning with and because of WW1 USA is least affected World Power Economic