f you choose the role of newspaper reporter or magazine writer, you must write a news article in the appropriate tone.

The 1920s introduced many modern conveniences, such as washing machines, and many modern ideas, like buying on credit.

Part 1:

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.
  •  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 University of Phoenix 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?

Format references consistent with APA guidelines.

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