Block 4 Resources from class

• Today we took a Regents style task. If you missed class, the task is waiting in the English Resource Center for you. Be sure to bring your book.
• Read chapter 7 for homework!
• We also watched a video on the car in the 1920's. The url is as follows:  http://learner.org/biographyofamerica/prog20/transcript/index.html
• The note sheet for the video can be found below.

“Tensions of Prosperity”

Directions: Write in complete sentences. Be specific and use details and quotations from the video to support your statements.                                                                                                                      

 

1.      Why was the car so significant to American culture in the 1920’s?

 

 

 

 

2.      What was the process Ford used to make cars?

 

 

 

3.      How does Ford’s process change the social and economic aspects of work and life in the 1920’s?

 

 

 

 

4.      LA exemplifies the changes the car had on American culture. What were these changes and why are they significant to American culture?

 

 

 

 

5.      Identify three quotations about the car from Gatsby. Explain what the car symbolizes in the novel, and why you believe this to be true.