Part 1

News Story

The 1920s introduced many modern conveniences, such as the widespread use of the washing machine, and many modern ideas, such as buying on credit.

Imagine you are a newspaper reporter, magazine writer, or radio newsperson.

Choose one of the following topics for your news story:

*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 700- to 1,050-word news story. If you choose the role of radio newsperson, you must write a broadcast script. The news story must address the following:

*Detailed description of the topic, and its significance to the time

*Implications for American society in terms of economic, social, and cultural trends

Choose one of the following companies and write an advertisement for that company to accompany your news story:

*Ford Motor Company
*RCA
*Coca-Cola
*Sears, Roebuck & Co.
*General Electric
*Maytag
*Hallmark Cards
*Hoover
*American Tobacco Co.
*Nabisco
Format your news story according to appropriate course level APA guidelines.

Part 2

Complete attached the Material: The Great Depression.