1920S Character Poster

1920s Character Poster

Assignments DUE: Friday, Nov. 13
Poster (25 project points)
§  Create a small poster (8 ½ x 11 inches or smaller) that includes the following:
o  Your historical figure’s name
o  A good-quality image of your person
o  1-2 paragraphs explaining why your person was significant to the 1920s (please do NOT write about their entire life; keep it simple and focus only on the 20s)
o  An interesting and relevant quote by your person
o  Other relevant symbols or images
o  Be creative but also clear and neat in your work.
o  On the back: list your bibliographic sources in correct MLA format (use easybib)—must have at least 2 sources (one can be Wikipedia)
Steps
1.  Conduct research in class (in the computer lab) and outside of class on your historical figure. You must have at least one page of notes written or typed in your own words. List at least 2 sources for this information.
2.  Type 1-2 paragraphs about your historical figure in your own words. You do not need to include all biographical information, but just the information that is relevant to the 1920s. Answer these questions: What important ideas, issues, or trends were they associated with during that era and why? Why was this person was significant in the 1920s? Put this paragraph(s) on your poster.
3.  Create your poster adhering to the specifications above. See Ms. Garrett if you need supplies or help with the final poster. You may come into tutorial for help with putting your poster together on Tuesday, 11/10.

Plagiarism: Your written work should be your own. Take great care when taking notes to make sure that all of your work is in your own words. Plagiarism is a serious academic offense and will result in a zero for the entire assignment. If you’re struggling with how to word something, please see me or someone else for assistance.

Cast of Characters
§  Herbert Hoover—president
§  Calvin Coolidge—president
§  A. Philip Randolph—civil rights
§  Marcus Garvey—civil rights
§  A. Mitchell Palmer-attorney general
§  Margaret Sanger—women’s rights/birth control
§  Bartolomeo Vanzetti—political dissident
§  William Jennings Bryan-Scopes trial attorney
§  Clarence Darrow— Scopes trial attorney
§  James Weldon Johnson—civil rights/author
§  Octaviano Larrazolo—governor/civil rights / §  Aimee Semple McPherson-preacher from California
§  Billy Sunday—baseball player/preacher
§  Eliot Ness—prohibition agent
§  Langston Hughes— writer
§  Zora Neale Hurston—writer
§  Margaret Mead—anthropologist
§  Henry Ford—businessman
§  Harry Houdini—performance artist
§  Sinclair Lewis—writer
§  F. Scott Fitzgerald—writer
§  Georgia O’Keeffe—artist / §  Zelda Fitzgerald—flapper/writer
§  Louis Armstrong—jazz musician
§  Duke Ellington—jazz musician
§  Bessie Smith—jazz singer
§  Babe Ruth—baseball player
§  Helen Wills Moody—tennis player
§  Clara Bow—flapper/actress
§  Charles Lindbergh—aviator
§  Dorothy Parker—writer/satirist
§  Amelia Earhart—aviator
§  Ernest Hemingway—writer
§  Edna St. Vincent Millay--poet