THE 1920s MAGAZINE
You are the editor of a magazine in the 1920s.
Your task is to create a double page spread for
your magazine.
Your double page spread should include the following:
1. A feature article (main story)
2. An interview
3. An “agony aunt”/advice column
4. An advertisement
5. A cartoon
You may include other items if you wish e.g. a sports column
You must cover ONE topic from each section below
1. Experiences in the 1920s
a) experiences of returned soldiers
b) experiences of women
c) experiences of workers
2. 1920s Important People
a) Rev John Flynn
b) Dame Nellie Melba
c) Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
3.
a)
b)
c)
1920s Events
The construction of Canberra
The Conniston Massacre
Introduction of “talkies”
For example:
You could have
 A feature article on the opening of Canberra
 An interview with a soldier
 An advice column on how to cope as a 1920s woman
 A report on a Smith flight or invention
 An advertisement for a 1920s product
 A cartoon about an aspect of the 1920s- for example: flappers