1920’S MAGAZINE PROJECT
US 2- KARNAS
DUE: December 8th
DESCRIPTION
Instead of an exam for the Roaring Twenties, we will be working on a group project covering the
1920’s. Working with your group, you will develop a magazine that depicts the people and events that
were responsible for the 1920’s being labeled the, “Roaring Twenties.” Within your magazine, you
will be asked to illustrate the conflict between tradition and modernity that took place in the 1920’s.
OBJECTIVES

Develop an in-depth analysis of the major events, people and themes of the 1920’s culture and
society by constructing a magazine.

Evaluate the conflict between tradition and modernity that arose during the 1920’s.
PROCEDURES
Each Group will develop their own magazine. Format and style are up to the group, but each magazine
must meet the following criteria.

Address the conflict of Tradition vs. Modernity… give your magazine an angle.

A detailed cover that is relevant to the time period. The cover should include a title for the
magazine, the names of all the group members, and significant graphics.

Accurate information about the some of the major themes of the 1920’s that we have discussed
in class (Moral, Social, Political, Economic & Harlem Renaissance). It can be set up in any
different format you can think of as long as it is appropriate for school. Examples: Interviews,
cover stories, investigative story, columns, etc. Every article that goes into the magazine must
be typed and each member of the group is responsible for at least one article.

Each group is responsible for submitting at least four advertisements to the magazine. Ads must
be original and related to one of the topics in your category.

Feel free to add as many visuals and extra pages! The more effort you put in, the better grade
you are likely to get! (pictures, political cartoons, photo’s, etc)
GRADING
Attached you will find a detailed grading rubric. The project will be worth 75 points. Points will be
assessed for the Cover, Content, Advertisements, Visuals/Table of Contents/Captions and
Organization.
MAGAZINE TOPICS
Your group will be assigned one of the following areas of 1920’s American culture. Under each topic
are lists of suggested people and events that might be important for you to consider in preparing your
magazine. Please bear in mind that you do not need to include all of these, nor should you feel
limited by these.
MORAL MAGAZINE
Youth culture, Charleston, Slang Expressions, Flappers, Prohibition, Al Capone, Organized Crime
Bootlegging, Speakeasies, Fundamentalists, Billy Sunday, Scopes Monkey Trial, Clarence Darrow
SOCIAL MAGAZINE
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Hero’s, Athletes: (Ruth, Dempsey, Thorpe) Film Stars: (Chaplin, Valentino,
Pickford) Charles Lindbergh, Harry Houdini, The Jazz Singer, Leisure, Jazz, Hollywood, The Lost
Generation
ECONOMIC MAGAZINE
Henry Ford, Assembly Lines, New Technology, Radio, False Prosperity, Laissez Faire Politics,
Credit/Installment Plans, Consumerism, Buying on Margin and the Stock Market
POLITICAL MAGAZINE
Nativism, Immigration Quotas (Johnson-Reed Act), Palmer Raids, Red Scare (Bolshevik Revolution),
Presidents Harding and Coolidge, Laissez Faire Politics, Ohio Gang, Teapot Dome Scandal
HARLEM RENAISANCE MAGAZINE
UNIA, Marcus Garvey, Jazz musicians (Armstrong, Smith, Ellington, etc), Langston Hughes, Zora
Neale Hurston, Great Migration, Cotton Club, NAACP, Revival of the KKK, Birth of a Nation, “Red
Summer” of 1919
AREA (75 pts)
COVER
CONTENT
ADVERTISMENTS
VISUALS,
CAPTIONS, TABLE
OF CONTENTS.
ORGANIZATION
Excellent (15-13)
Very Good (12-9)
Good (8-5)
The cover includes illustrations
and a title for the magazine. The
illustrations are creative,
meaningful, and go above and
beyond the requirements. The
cover actively engages the
reader in the topic.
The information was thorough
and accurate and there was a
clear reason for including the
editorials in the magazines.
Each article has an exceptionally
unique and original perspective
on the 1920’s. Each article
addresses the conflict between
tradition and modernity.
The magazine has all of the
required advertisements and they
are historically relevant to the
1920’s. The advertisements are
meaningful and creative. They
compliment the magazine very
well and are clearly related to
the magazines topics
The cover includes
illustrations and a title for the
magazine. The illustrations
are creative and meaningful.
The cover helps the reader
know what the magazine will
include.
The information was accurate
and there was a fairly good
reason for including the
editorial in the magazine. Each
article/editorial is fairly unique
and original with some
exceptions.
The cover includes
illustrations and a title for the
magazine. The illustrations
are inconstant with the topic of
the magazine and leave the
reader confused about what
the magazine will include.
The information was
occasionally inaccurate or
misleading, but there was a
clear reason for including the
editorial in the magazine. The
articles/editorials are
presented with little originality
or perspective.
The cover has no illustrations
and/or title for the magazine.
There are no illustrations on
the cover and/or have no
relation to the topic.
The magazine has all of the
required advertisements and
they are historically relevant
to the 1920’s with a few
errors. The advertisements are
meaningful and creative.
They compliment the
magazine well and are
generally related to the topic.
Most of the visuals are
meaningful and appropriate
for the magazine. Most
pictures have an appropriate
caption with some
inconsistencies in its relation
to the topic. The table of
contents is helpful to the
magazine
Almost all sections of the
magazine have a clear
beginning, middle and end.
There is some creativity and
some form of structure. The
presentation is well done. It is
neat and fairly creative with
few exceptions.
The magazine does not have
all of the required
advertisements and/or they are
not historically relevant to the
1920’s. They have some
connection to the type of
magazine.
There is little or no
advertisements in the
magazine and/or the
advertisements have no
historical relevance to the
1920’s. They have little, if
any, connection to the type of
magazine.
A few of the visuals are
meaningful but overall they do
not complement the magazine.
The pictures are confusing in
their relation to the magazine.
Few or no captions. The table
of contents does not help the
reader navigate through the
magazine.
Most sections of the magazine
have a clear beginning, middle
and end. There is little
structure to the magazine and
it is often hard to follow or
understand the organization.
The presentation is at times
sloppy and shows minimal
creativity.
There are no visuals in the
project or they do not relate to
the topic. The pictures have
no captions and are not
relevant to the project. There
is no table of contents.
All of the visuals are
meaningful, neat and appropriate
for the magazine. Each picture
has an appropriate caption and
complements the editorial. The
table of contents is clear and
makes the project very easy to
navigate through.
Each section in the magazine has
a clear beginning, middle, and
end. The magazine is set-up in a
thoughtful, understandable and
creative way that heightens the
overall presentation of the
project. It is presented in an
exceptionally neat, creative and
engaging manner.
Needs Work (4-0)
The information was typically
inaccurate, misleading or
libelous. Articles/Editorials
are presented with no
originality or perspective. At
times, they appear to be
copied from an encyclopedia.
Less than half of the sections
of the magazine have a clear
beginning, middle and end.
There is no structure or flow
to the magazine. The
presentation is poorly thrown
together with no creativity.
SCORE