Roaring Twenties

“EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!” Online News Project

You are forming a media company! Congratulations!

Your company and site will need a name, logo, and website.

You will be reporting news stories from the Roaring 20’s.

Articles need to clearly explain the situation and include at least one visual.

Each “journalist” will be responsible for one post from each group:

US News:

If a group wants a different story, you must ask Mr. Hull first!

“Verdict Found in Scope’s ‘Monkey’ Trial. Hell and the High School!”
“Explosion of African-American Culture and Jazz is dubbed the ‘Harlem Renaissance’”
“Recent ‘Red Scare’ Has Officials Worried!”
“Flapper- the Modern Woman. What’s the Fad All About?”
“Prohibition- Is it Helping or Hurting Our Society?”
“New Mass Culture of the 1920’s- Advertising, Radio, Movies, and Charlie Chaplin”
“Buying on Margin and Buying on Credit Has Economy Booming!”
“Ku Klux Klan Once Again Rears its Ugly Head”
“Teapot-Dome Scandal a ‘Real Embarrassment’”
“Sacco and Vanzetti Verdict In”

Obituaries:

Political Cartoon

Optional Items:

Rubric:

Informational Writing 30 points

Quality of Writing: 30 points

Quality of Website: 30 points

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