Name:______

Period: ______

1920’s Group Research Project

Directions –

In your new groups please pick one of the topics

below to research and give a presentation on. You are

responsible for making me aware of what topic you want

to work with before class is over.

Topics –

1.  Between 1920 and 1929, automobile registration rose from eight million to twenty-three million. What effects have automobiles had on the lives of the American people (pollution, gas use, industry, roads and car accidents)? What contribution did Ford make to the automobile industry?

2.  How did women’s fashion change in the 1920s? Have these styles survived or ever been revived? How do they reflect the new freedoms many women were enjoying in the twenties?

3.  In The Great Gatsby there are many references to illegal activity – World Series fixing, bootlegging, police complicity in crime. Research criminal activity in the 1920s, including the Harding Administration Scandal and the Teapot Scandal.

4.  Discuss the stock market crash of 1929. Why did it happen and what was its aftermath? How did it lead to the Great Depression?

5.  Research a few of the major literary figures of the 1920’s. Discuss their contributions to American Literature. Some of these writers include F. Scott Fitzgerald, James Weldon Johnson, Ernest Hemingway, Robert Frost, and Zora Neal Hurston.

Requirements –

·  Research paper minimum 5 pages, maximum 7 pages.

·  A presentation no longer than 10 minutes on topic.

·  Please let me know ahead of time if you will need PowerPoint equipment or TV/VCR for Presentation.

Due Date – Rough draft due April 30

Handout 4 part A

Grading Rubric for 1920s Group Research Project

CATEGORY / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 / Points
Organization / Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings. / Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs. / Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed. / The information appears to be disorganized. 8)
Quality of Information / Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples. / Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples. / Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given. / Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic.
Amount of Information / All topics are addressed and all questions answered with at least 2 paragraphs about each. / All topics are addressed and most questions answered with at least 2 paragraphs about each. / All topics are addressed, and most questions answered with 1 paragraph about each. / One or more topics were not addressed.
Sources / All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented in the desired format. / All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but a few are not in the desired format. / All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but many are not in the desired format. / Some sources are not accurately documented.
Mechanics / No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. / Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors / A few grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. / Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.
Presentation / Presentation was informative, as well as entertaining. Group members shared equal time presenting and eye contact was made. / Presentation was informative, as well as entertaining. Almost equal presenting time among group members, some eye contact made. / Presentation lacked informative or entertaining value. Little equality among presenting time, little eye contact made. / Presentation lacked informative and entertaining value. No equality among presenting time, no eye contact made.

Total Points Earned ______out of 24.

Handout 4 part B