The Great Gatsby – Historical Context
1920s Poster Projects
In groups of 3-4, you will be researching a topic from the 1920s and creating a poster to display
what you have learned. Your poster must include text and some sort of picture, graphic, or
illustration. Groups will present their posters to the class. The requirements of this assignment are
outlined in the rubric below.
Your topic choices are:
1919 World Series
Aftermath of WWI
Fads of the 1920s
Fashion of the 1920s
Music of the 1920s
Prohibition
St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
Stock Market Crash
ONLY ONE GROUP PER CLASS PER TOPIC
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1920s Poster GRADING RUBRIC
Group members’ names: ____________________________________________________________________________________
Class period: ___________
Criteria
Poster contains a wealth of information about the topic
Poster contains both text and pictures
Poster is creative, colorful, and visually appealing
Poster is neatly made and shows effort
All group members contributed and worked well together
Presentation is professional and informative
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Points
Not really - - - -Sort of - - - - Yes!
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