Name ____________
US II
Date ______
1920s
Project: Creating a 1920's Magazine (50 points)
Due: _________________- at the beginning of the period!
Your job is to create a magazine covering aspects of culture, politics, arts, music, lifestyles
and the like from the 1920's. You will create this magazine in a group of four, each person
working to create a product that is reflective of the time period. Your magazine should be
reflective of the 1920's as much as possible. In the course of your project, you will mimic a
magazine's content and style, making a 1920's edition that is reflective of that magazine's
format.
Step One: Choose a Magazine- You will choose a magazine format which you will imitate.
After analyzing the current magazine's format and describing the relevant style and content
of the magazine's creators + the typical reader, you will create a magazine that mimics that
format. The magazines you can choose from are (most of these magazines did not exist in
the 1920's, but we are more concerned with their format):
1. Time (Weekly news magazine)
2. Sports Illustrated (Weekly sports news magazine)
3. Vogue (Fashion & Lifestyle magazine)
4. Rolling Stone (Politics & Popular Culture)
Step Two: You will create a magazine with the following components according to the
format of the magazine type you chose above:
1. Cover Page (Lead story, picture, title of magazine, editors/contributors, & date)
2. Table of Contents (this has to be created last)
3. Three-five feature or news articles (There should be as many articles as there are
people in your group). Articles must be written as if they could be in your model
magazine during the 1920's (e.g. in a 1920's issue of Time). Each group member is
responsible for 1 article. The articles can be about any significant event, trend or
development during the 1920's.
- Articles should be typed in column format, like a newspaper or magazine
- The page on which your article is written should be in magazine format;
that is, no large expanses of blank paper. You might wrap the article around a
picture or an advertisement.
-Your articles must correspond to the date of your magazine and have some
perspective of time. For instance, if your magazine is written in 1927, you
cannot write about the stock market crash of 1929, and any articles about
Babe Ruth must either be about the glorious 1927 season or retrospectives
about his still vibrant career.
- BIBLIOGRAPHY: Include a properly formatted bibliography at the end of
your article. For each article, you must use at least two sources of
information (Can include- textbook; CANNOT include wikipedia)
4. Three-Five supplementary pieces to the magazine. Each group member is
responsible for one of supplementary piece. No group can produce more than
two of the same type of supplementary piece. These items should be original
creations – not a print out from the web or a copy of something you have seen in
your research. They should combine your historical knowledge with your
imagination. Each should be tailored to your magazine's audience). Supplementary
piece can correspond to your article or can be completely separate.
-A graphic (map, chart, etc. with contextual explanation of at least 150
words)
- Advertisement (by private organizations or the government) You may copy
images but you must create the text yourself. The ads must suit the audience
of the magazine and be a popular product of the era.
- Letter to the Editor - on a current controversial issue
- Political Cartoon (must be created, not copied)
5. GRAMMAR and SENTENCE STRUCUTRE COUNT!
Step Three- Turn in magazine, completely assembled at the beginning of the period. Paper
clip rubrics for all group members to the back of magazine. Make sure that your name, article title,
and supplementary piece title are recorded on the rubric.
Expectations:
1. Accuracy in reporting.
2. Accounts that are rich in detail, factual evidence, and that are interesting to read. The
person who reads your magazine should learn much about the era!
3. Each group member will fulfill his/her responsibility
4. Imagination and creativity, both in writing and presentation
5. Well-written articles including proper grammar and spelling. Use rich details in a logical
order.
6. A neat, professional, aesthetically pleasing magazine that is consistent with the model
magazine you have chosen. If I were from the target audience would I pick it off the shelf in
the 1920's?
By _________ : Ideas for articles & supplementary material must be handed in.
Rubric
Name ___________________
Feature Article Title _______________________
Supplementary Piece _____________________
GROUP GRADE (20 points)
Cover Page (15 points)
_________
Does cover page include all required elements?
Does the image on the cover reflect an article in the magazine?
Does the image on the cover reflect the magazine’s theme?
Is cover creative?
Table of Contents (5 points) _________
Does table of contents accurately represent content of magazine?
Is there some type of creativity to presentation of Table of Contents?
INDIVIDUAL GRADE (55 points)
Feature Article (35 points) _________
Article uses all grammatical conventions
Article deals with an event appropriate to your magazine and year chosen
Article is well researched and contains appropriate facts
Article contains MLA bibliography at the very end
Article is creatively and neatly presented
Article contains some type of visual
Supplementary Piece (20 points) __________
Supplementary Piece corresponds accurately to magazine and year chosen
Supplementary Piece is neatly and creatively presented
Supplementary Piece is original but accurate
Rubric
Name ___________________
Feature Article Title _______________________
Supplementary Piece _____________________
GROUP GRADE (20 points)
Cover Page (15 points)
_________
Does cover page include all required elements?
Does the image on the cover reflect an article in the magazine?
Does the image on the cover reflect the magazine’s theme?
Is cover creative?
Table of Contents (5 points) _________
Does table of contents accurately represent content of magazine?
Is there some type of creativity to presentation of Table of Contents?
INDIVIDUAL GRADE (55 points)
Feature Article (35 points) _________
Article uses all grammatical conventions
Article deals with an event appropriate to your magazine and year chosen
Article is well researched and contains appropriate facts
Article contains MLA bibliography at the very end
Article is creatively and neatly presented
Article contains some type of visual
Supplementary Piece (20 points) __________
Supplementary Piece corresponds accurately to magazine and year chosen
Supplementary Piece is neatly and creatively presented
Supplementary Piece is original but accurate