Indiana Social Studies IS.1.17
The Standard
Identify the social, political, economic, and cultural movements of the 1920s and analyze how these movements reflected and shaped Indiana society.
2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies · Prosperity, Depression, and World War II
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify how Black migration, factory work, jazz, and the Indiana Klan changed life in the 1920s. They explain how Hoosiers took part in these movements and how the movements affected different people.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student links Black migration to Indianapolis neighborhoods and Indiana Avenue jazz. They explain how factory jobs and Klan-backed politics affected different Hoosiers. They support their claims with details from 1920s sources.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may assume every Hoosier shared in the decade's prosperity, overlooking low farm prices and discrimination. They may think the Klan was only active in the South or that jazz was only a New York story.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Choose Indiana Avenue jazz or the Indiana Klan. Name one condition in Indiana that helped it grow and one change it caused, using a detail from a 1920s source.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Have pairs place cards for South Bend factories, Indianapolis jazz clubs, and rural farm losses on an Indiana map.
Ask: Who gained power when the Indiana Klan backed candidates, and who faced threats? Use a 1924 election headline.
Give teams cards for Black migration, jazz clubs, Klan campaigns, and election wins; have them match causes to effects.
Compare a 1920s Indiana Avenue jazz ad with a current local music flyer; write how each venue draws people into its neighborhood.
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