Women's Fads and Fashions

From hats to hair, hemlines to waistlines, fashion changed dramatically in the 20's. Women began wearing their hair short, lipstick, and shortened their skirts to show off their ankles. The fashions of the day reflected the fun loving atmosphere.

1::	VOCABULARY PRECISION
	Record vocabulary words on 3"x5" index cards and file alphabetically either in a small file box or in an envelope. Vocabulary words: cliché fad emulate silhouette corset embellished elaborate asymmetric synonymous Information for File cards: Word Word pronunciation; part of speech Definition (as used in book) Use in sentence (original or from the novel) Use the Dictionaries in the Digital Library Reference Desk to look up the definitions.
2::	COMPARE AND CONTRAST
	List some similarities and differences of the 1920s and 2001 in regards to fashion and fads. Print out and use this worksheet to organize your ideas. (To view the worksheet, the free software Adobe Acrobat Reader is required.)
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