Process

1. You and (a) partner(s) will personally take on the roles of 1920's newspaper reporters/editors/publishers.

2. You will use a Microsoft Word document to put together your information and resources i.e. articles, graphics, ads, pictures, etc. Save this to your Keystone student account folder and the public drive (or use a disk as a backup).

3. A newspaper/letter template will be provided for you using Microsoft Publisher. Your group will layout, design, and produce a three-page newspaper that would be representative of the times. You will complete this part of the assignment as we work in the computer lab.

4. Because historically there were various concerns and interests of the day, much too much for one three-page newspaper, you and your partner will be given a specific trend or subject area on which to focus your writing.

Areas of focus will include: A.) mass production and credit, B.) the automobile industry, C.) entertainment industry, D.) sports celebrities, E.) heroes, F.) the "New Woman", G.) Prohibition and Organized Crime, H.) the Scopes ‘Monkey’ trial, I.) music and dance, J.) The Harlem Renaissance, K.) the literature of the Lost Generation, L.) art and architecture, M.) The KKK and restrictions on Immigration, N.) Sacco & Vanzetti and the Red Scare.

5. You will be paired up with a partner(s) before beginning the project.

6. Each newspaper should contain the following sections and information:

	A news banner that would be appropriate for the times -- choose a name, date, and price that would be indicative of the 1920's and also be historically correct.
	A headline story that is historically accurate. It should be written in journalistic style.
	Filler stories, want ads, advice columns, and/or advertisements that would be indicative of the time --enough to fill a page.

7. Information gathered from hard copy sources in the library must be indicated on a works cited page using MLA format in addition to the URL sites as well.*
Citation Machine

8. Since class time will be provided in the computer lab to complete this assignment, students who are not on task will lose one full letter grade per day.

9. You must also provide a brief critique of your partner(s) work. Your comments will be taken into consideration on the final grade.

10. Oral presentations of the newspaper will begin during the sixth class period after the beginning of the project. (You will read your newspaper and explain your ads and graphics to the class)

11. Two scoring rubrics are provided. (See the Evaluation page for the rubrics)

Class time schedule:

	Day 1 – Begin research: hard copy/Internet sources
	Days 2-5 – Computer lab: research, writing, and publication of your newspaper
	Day 6 – Begin oral presentations in-class (Let me know if you need anything specific for you to do your presentations, at least three days in advance) – i.e. projection cart, etc.

Checklist of items to submit:

	Three page newspaper (minimum)
	Works cited page (both print & Internet sources) – Is not part of the three page newspaper*
	Critique of partner(s) work & both rubrics

The Internet sites below will help you conduct your search….

The 1920s (general)	The Roaring Twenties The Booming Twenties Overview of the "Roaring Twenties"
The Harlem Renaissance	Overview of the Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance Rhapsodies in Black
Calvin Coolidge	Official Calvin Coolidge Website Audio Links Coolidge Speeches Coolidge from the Library of Congress
Warren G. Harding	Warren G. Harding from Grolier's
Immigration Restriction & the KKK	Immigration Restrictions in the 1920s The Second KKK The African American Experience in Ohio
Sacco/Vanzetti & the Red Scare	The Sacco and Vanzetti Controversy The Sacco and Vanzetti Case
Early Radio - Entertainment	United States Early Radio History
Prohibition	Temperance and Prohibition Roaring Twenties Prohibition 1920-1933 The Anti-Saloon League 1893-1933
The New Woman - Flapper	Flapper Culture and Style Flappers in the Roaring Twenties
A New Age for American Business	The Economic History of the 20th Century: The Roaring Twenties
1920’s Slang	Slang
New Developments of the 1920’s	General Overview
Arts in the 1920’s	Art and Culture of the 1920s
The Development of Jazz	Jazz: Red, Hot, and Cool The Jazz Page - Sound Clips
Scopes ‘Monkey’ Trial	The Scopes Monkey Trial State v. John Scopes Clarence Darrow Home Page
Henry Ford and Mass Production of the Automobile	Henry Ford Museum People and Discoveries: Henry Ford Automobile History
Cultural Developments of the 1920’s	The Roaring Twenties: Art and Culture
Crime	The Lawless Decade St. Valentines Day Massacre