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Society and Culture in 1920s Canada

Web Quest

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Visit the websites below and answer the corresponding questions for each video on the attached sheet (Number 1 Video = Number 1 Question; Number 2 Video = Number 2 Question, etc.)

Video #1: 2:14 minutes

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Video #2: 6:30 minutes)

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Video #3: **Only watch the first 3 minutes of this clip**

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Video #4: 12:13 minutes

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Video #5: 2:19 minutes

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Society and Culture in 1920s Canada

Web Quest

Video #1: The Roaring Twenties – Dance Craze

1. The dance shown in this video is called the Charleston. Describe this dance (i.e. Is it slow or fast? Does it use the whole body? Does it look complicated, etc.)

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2. After viewing this video, among which age group was the dance the most popular (i.e. young or old)?

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3. Describe the music that was used to dance the Charleston.

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Video #2: Flappers –The Roaring Twenties

1. List all the “non-traditional” roles and activities of women shown in this clip.

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2. Describe the popular fashion trends for young women in the 1920s based upon this clip.

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3. List some of the leisure activities both men AND women participated in during the 1920s.

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Video #3: What They Read in 1928

**REMEMBER** Only watch the first 3 minutes of this clip

1. Find THREE interesting advertisements from the 1928 newspaper that claim to improve people’s appearance and list them below.

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b. _______________________________________________________________

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2. How were movies advertised in the 1920s? What is different between the movie listings today (2010) and the movie listings in 1928?

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Video #4: The Voice of Hockey: Foster Hewitt

1. What as the famous phrase “coined” by Foster Hewitt on Hockey Night in Canada?

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2. What was the significance of “Hockey Night in Canada?”

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3. Where did Foster Hewitt broadcast from (i.e. which arena)?

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Video #5: The Reigning Queens of Basketball

1. What was the name of Canada’s most remarkable women’s basketball team?

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2. How many years did they play as a team? ________________________________________

3. How many games did they win? __________________________________________________

4. Why was the team so important? What did they accomplish?

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