2. determine ways in which they are different from cars today.

1. Teacher should begin the lesson by explaining the growing importance of automobiles in the 1920s. The teacher should then show the students pictures of cars from the 1920s and 1930s using one of the many picture books available. Two such books are listed below.

2. Students should described individual cars in writing, including enough details so that there is no doubt which car is being described.

3. The teacher should lead a discussion about the differences between these cars and today's cars. The discussion could include such features as seatbelts, shape, color, size, and other safety features. Styles and uses of automobiles should also be included.

4. Students should then use their description of a 1920s or 1930s car from earlier in the lesson to write a paragraph explaining why they think that car is not still made and driven today. The paragraph might focus on safety, speed, or current uses that might make the earlier model obsolete.

5. Finally, students should begin to think about how automobiles have changed America. The teacher may wish to discuss earlier methods of transportation, comparing them to the automobile. Have students look through a newspaper or magazine, identifying photographs, articles, or advertisements that deal in some way with automobiles or trucks. Discuss how these would change without the automobile.

Burness, Tad. Cars of the Early Twenties, (New York: Chilton Book Co., 1968).

Burness, Tad. Cars of the Early Thirties, (New York: Chilton Book Co., 1970).