Choose one of the following topics:
§ Red Scare
§ Sacco and Vanzetti
§ Volstead Act
§ Al Capone
§ 19th Amendment to the Constitution
§ Scopes Monkey Trial
§ Ku Klux Klan
§ Buying on credit
§ Birth control clinics
§ Films and celebrities
§ Professional sports: baseball and boxing
§ Immigration Act of 1924
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word news story on your chosen topic.
§ If you choose the role of newspaper reporter or magazine writer,
you must write a news article in the appropriate tone.
§ If you choose the role of radio news person, you must write a
broadcast script, which you may also choose to record using
AudioAce™.
§ Go to http://host7721.mytruvirtual.com/AudioAceHHS/?v=2.
§ Refer to the Material: AudioAce Directions for help.
Choose one of the following companies and include an advertisement
for that company to accompany your news story:
§ Ford Motor Company
§ RCA
§ Coca-Cola
§ Sears, Roebuck and Co.
§ General Electric
§ Maytag
§ Hallmark cards
§ Hoover
§ Cigarettes
§ Nabisco
Part 2:
Write a 250- to 350-word response tothis follow-up question: How
does your topic or advertisement reflect the social trends of the
1920s?