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What makes societies change?
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What makes societies change?
1. Be sure to pay attention to detail when we examine authentic magazines (primary documents) from the 1950s. Your cover, ad, illustrations, and articles should resemble the styles that you observed.
2. Video notes, and article to gather information. Then, write an article to contribute to your group’s magazine.
3. There is no other research required for this assignment. All content information should come from the class sources.
4. Each person must contribute a high quality full page advertisement or the front cover.
1. This is not a research assignment.
2. The article should address the essential question of what makes societies change.
3. There should be a clear claim about change in the first paragraph.
4. Read the rubric for more requirements.
5. Information for your article should only come from the documents assigned in class: video LINKS, resource 2, excerpts and other information provided in class.
6. Mostly full-color with possibly some black and white hand drawn illustrations
7. Make it really look like a 1950s magazine.
6. Spend time looking at the primary documents in class for ideas.
· Be sure to write an attention getting lead
· Your article should have at least 3 body paragraphs - 5 total.
· Use quote sandwiches - attributive tag + "Quote" (#). Explanation.
· End with a conclusion that follows from and and supports the information or explanations presented
You will either do one ad or the front cover.
· ILLUSTRATIONS ARE DONE BY HAND
AD
FRONT COVER
1. Must be a product that was for sale in the 1950s.
2. May still exist today.
3. Must synthesize real ad(s) from 1950s with a 1950s
product that is different from the ad.
4. Must integrate ad technique(s) we learned about
in class this unit.
5. May include other techniques used in past units.
6. Ad is created and drawn by hand.
1. Must be based on a real 1950s magazine.
2. May still exist today.
3. Cover must integrate the different articles included in
the magazine polio vaccine, Levittown, TV, and Rock N
Roll.
4. The best ads or covers will show innovation and creativity.
5. Cover is created and drawn by hand.
REMEMBER TO INCLUDE A 1 INCH MARGIN ON EACH SIDE OF YOUR MAGAZINE PAGES - AD TOO!
Topics
Choose one from - Life in the Suburbs
Suburbs Jonas Salk Rock’n Roll TV
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