About Image Teacher Guide 20th Century Decades Project By Phyllis Bartosiewicz, Cheryl Butler Meet the Authors "What are the unique characteristics of your decade?"  Overview  Understandings and Standards  Activities  Resources  Student Guide Powered By 510-635-0585 info@my-ecoach.com Contact Us Overview Grade Levels: 7, 8, 9 Curriculum Areas: Focus: History/Social Science Secondary: English/Language Arts, Economics, Technology Topic: 20th Century Decades Themes: Continuity, Patterns of change, Significant events, Significant people Duration: 4 weeks Summary Students will collaborate on teams to investigate the unique qualities and events of the 20th Century decades. Following the investigative process, they will synthesize their research and produce a Decades Web site. Teams will be organized into three editorial positions for the purposes of conducting research and creating the decades web site: US & World editor, On the Homefront editor, and Leisure Time editor. Rationale Students will be given the opportunity to work in groups to investigate a topic that will interest them and help them to make connections from their decade to the present, using a variety of printed and digital media.