Important People in Entertainment in
the 1920’s
Name ___________________________________________ Date _________ Block ____
Directions: First go to file, save as. Save this under YOUR H drive. For each person or event, click on the link given and read about it. Then type in the information on the right side of the column, and answer the questions at the bottom. When you are done (and the teacher has checked you off) you may print.
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1. http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/arts/topic9.html |
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2. Bessie Smith (Blues Singer) http://www.pbs.org/americanrootsmusic/pbs_arm_saa_bessiesmith.html |
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3. Louis Armstrong (Jazz Composer) http://pbskids.org/jazz/nowthen/louis.html |
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4. Langston Hughes (Poet) http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/arts/topic10.html |
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5. Duke Ellington (Jazz Composer) http://pbskids.org/jazz/nowthen/duke.html |
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6. F. Scott Fitzgerald (Novelist) http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/arts/topic19.html |
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7. Georgia O’Keeffe (Artist) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_O'Keeffe |
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8. John Steinbeck (Novelist) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steinbeck |
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9. Aaron Copland (Composer) http://www.classicsforkids.com/shows/bio.asp?ID=10 |
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10. Jacob Lawrence (Painter) http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/magazines/story/0%2C6277%2C589053%2C00.html |
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11. George Gershwin (Composer) http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/arts/topic25.html |
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Answer the following questions in complete sentences:
2. If you could meet one of these people today, who would it be and why?