WebQuest V: Helping out

If you have time (that's if--don't do this one first. You should start with WebQuest I. Page down!) check out our loans at Kiva.org. You'll also have a chance to give a dollar on Thursday to the Cradle adoption agency for Red Ribbon Week.
Click on the links to check them out.

WebQuest IV: The Golden Age of Radio

Google "1920s radio" or "1930s radio" and see what sites come up. Share ones that you think are good with your neighbors, the class, and me.

Next, find out about these radio people that we will hear from on Friday:

• Baby Snooks
  
• Lucille Ball (before TV)
• Abbott & Costello (what's there most famous routine?)
• James Cagney
  
• Groucho Marx (pictured above)
• Mae West
  

WebQuest III: Classzone.com

Go to your textbook's website at www.classzone.com and check out Ch 26 items.
Can you find the. . .

1. crossword?
2. quiz?
3. chapter links?

Ask another student or me if you need help.

WebQuest II: 1920s & 1930s Fashion

20s & 30s Day is just around the corner: Friday, October 26th. You’ve read the handout; now check out some era fashions on the web.

You can use the search terms that we came up with in class. If you find good sites you can post them for us in comment section or let me know in class.

A good site that I found was Fashion Era



These sites are also good as well:
(The first two are actually pages of links to lots of sites. Especially check out the “Chicago Exhibition” listed under history on the 20s site.)
http://www.wtps.org/WTHS/imc/Teacher_Assignment/social_studies/mcfadden%20the%2020s.htm

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/Print/printindex.html

There's also some fun cultural items here:
http://www.crazyfads.com/20s.htm

This activity is from last year so if there are any broken links or new ones that I should use, let me know.

WebQuest I: Website Rundown: Real or fake?

Click on these links and take a minute or two to check out these websites. Be prepared to report back to the class if you think that they’re real or a hoax and why.

Boilerplate

Fun Phone

GolfCross

The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus

20s & 30s Day will be Friday, 10/26

I'm looking forward to a great day of music, activities, learning, and fun.
Since we'll be dressing up, check out my post from last year here to see some examples of fashion to assist you in dressing up.

How to dress up for ’20s &’30s Day…

First, look around the house and/or ask some willing family or friends to let you look in their closets. You’ll be surprised what you might find. A loose fitting dress (for the girls) or a plain suit (for the boys) can work by simply accessorizing!

Here are some suggestions for accessories to make a simple outfit look like the ’20s or ’30s:

WOMEN

· Feather boa

· Headband (worn around the forehead with a feather or covered in sequins)

· Long pearl necklaces

· Cloche or “bowl” hat

· An aviator hat and/or leather jacket (the Amelia Earhart look)

MEN

· Floppy cap

· Fedora

· Newsboy cap

· Suspenders

· Bow tie

· Aviator hat and/or leather jacket (the Charles Lindbergh look)

To buy or rent accessories or whole outfits check out these shops. Call first to check hours.

Ø Fantasy Headquarters (costumes)

4065 N. Milwaukee Ave. (at Irving Park and Cicero) in Chicago

773-777-0222

Ø Salvation Army Thrift Store (second-hand clothes)

6536 Roosevelt Road in Oak Park

848-1181

Ø Margie’s II (second-hand vintage clothes)

2208 N. Mannheim Rd. in Melrose Park

847-451-9836 (call first; hours vary)

Ø Fashions Anew (second-hand clothes for women)

183 S. Oak Park Ave. in Oak Park

848-0120

There are numerous other locations in the city of Chicago; check the yellow pages, Chicago newspapers, or online for other options.