The Roaring Twenties: History, Literature and Society
The 1920’s was a dynamic decade—ten years that followed the first of the “great wars” and that preceded a period of
economic depression and upheaval unprecedented in American history. It was an era of great change in industry,
business, art, music, literature, law, race relations, politics, style, transportation, sports, and much more. The job of
journalists in any period lies in recording the important, the interesting, the controversial, and the human elements that
make the news and shape society.
Your group of three or four will publish one edition of a newspaper that could have rolled off the presses between January
1, 1920 and December 31, 1929. You will decide on the events to cover, the trends to report, the individuals to showcase
(positively or negatively), the literary or artistic accomplishments to review, etc. and divide the work among the members
of your group. Your newspaper will include AT LEAST TWELVE items of journalistic value—AT LEAST ONE of
each of the following but NO MORE THAN THE NUMBER INDICATED in each category:
 National news (4)
 Literature, art or music reviews (2)
 Sports reports (2)
 Classified ads (1)
 Fashion trends (2)
 Obituaries (2)
 Business news (2)
 Editorials or political cartoons (2)
Your completed newspaper will be AT LEAST FOUR pages in length and include AT LEAST EIGHT illustrations
(actual photos, clip art, original drawings, etc.). If you have Microsoft Publisher on your computer, this program will
allow you to design a newspaper banner and layout and drop in boxes for text and pictures. If you do not have this
program, you can use Microsoft Word as an alternative.
Deliver your newspaper to me on ____________________.
The Roaring Twenties: History, Literature and Society
The 1920’s was a dynamic decade—ten years that followed the first of the “great wars” and that preceded a period of
economic depression and upheaval unprecedented in American history. It was an era of great change in industry,
business, art, music, literature, law, race relations, politics, style, transportation, sports, and much more. The job of
journalists in any period lies in recording the important, the interesting, the controversial, and the human elements that
make the news and shape society.
Your group of three or four will publish one edition of a newspaper that could have rolled off the presses between January
1, 1920 and December 31, 1929. You will decide on the events to cover, the trends to report, the individuals to showcase
(positively or negatively), the literary or artistic accomplishments to review, etc. and divide the work among the members
of your group. Your newspaper will include AT LEAST TWELVE items of journalistic value—AT LEAST ONE of
each of the following but NO MORE THAN THE NUMBER INDICATED in each category:
 National news (4)
 Literature, art or music reviews (2)
 Sports reports (2)
 Classified ads (1)
 Fashion trends (2)
 Obituaries (2)
 Business news (2)
 Editorials or political cartoons (2)
Your completed newspaper will be AT LEAST FOUR pages in length and include AT LEAST EIGHT illustrations
(actual photos, clip art, original drawings, etc.). If you have Microsoft Publisher on your computer, this program will
allow you to design a newspaper banner and layout and drop in boxes for text and pictures. If you do not have this
program, you can use Microsoft Word as an alternative.
Deliver your newspaper to me on __________________.