Roaring TwentiesAll 5 grade bands · K-2 through APFree download

1924

Lesson plan.

Calvin Coolidge vs John W. Davis — President Coolidge won a full term in his own right, benefiting from prosperity and Harding's scandals having tarnished the Democrats more than the Republicans. The Democratic convention was notoriously deadlocked for 103 ballots before choosing compromise candidate John W. Davis. Progressive Senator Robert La Follette of Wisconsin ran on the Progressive Party ticket and won 16.6% of the popular vote and 13 electoral votes (Wisconsin), making it a notable third-party performance.

In 1924, Calvin Coolidge (Republican) won the U.S. presidency. Calvin Coolidge took 382 of the 531 electoral votes to John W. Davis's 136. Calvin Coolidge led the national popular vote with 54.04%. The race falls within the Roaring Twenties era; the lesson packets below dig into its central debates, with Teapot Dome scandal fallout among the major themes.

What is in each packet

Cover

Cycle metadata + band eyebrow

Lesson plan

Instructor — timing, materials, standards

Reading

Sized to grade band (K-2: ~250 words → AP: ~650)

Background

Curated cycles — 5-7 vocab terms + primary-source excerpt

Student worksheet

K-2: 3 questions → AP: 8, mixed format

Answer key

Instructor — rationale on every item

Discussion prompts

3 prompts tied to era

DBQ (AP only)

Long-essay + 5-point rubric + second source

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K-2
Story
4 pp
20 min
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3-5
Reading
5 pp
35 min
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6-8
Reading
6 pp
50 min
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9-12
Source
8 pp
75 min
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AP
DBQ
12 pp
105 min
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