Imagine you are a newspaper reporter, magazine writer, or radio
news person assigned to write a topical news story. The role you
choose will determine the form of your assignment.
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.