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Buy here: http://student.land/hst-165-week-4-news-story/ The 1920s introduced many modern conveniences, such as washing machines, and many
modern ideas, like buying on credit.
Part 1:
Imagine you are a newspaper reporter, magazine writer, or radio news person assigned to write
a topical news story. The role you choose will determine the form of your assignment.
Choose one of the following topics:
● Red Scare ● Sacco and Vanzetti ● Volstead Act ● Al Capone ● 19th Amendment to the Constitution ● Scopes Monkey Trial ● Ku Klux Klan ● Buying on credit ● Birth control clinics ● Films and celebrities ● Professional sports: baseball and boxing ● Immigration Act of 1924
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word news story on your chosen topic.
● If you choose the role of newspaper reporter or magazine writer, you must write a news article in the appropriate tone.
● If you choose the role of radio news person, you must write a broadcast script, which you may also choose to record using AudioAce™.
● Go to http://host7721.mytruvirtual.com/AudioAceHHS/?v=2. ● Refer to the Material: AudioAce Directions for help.
Choose one of the following companies and include an advertisement for that company to
accompany your news story:
● Ford Motor Company ● RCA ● Coca-Cola ● Sears, Roebuck and Co. ● General Electric ● Maytag ● Hallmark cards ● Hoover ● Cigarettes ● Nabisco
Part 2:
Write a 250- to 350-word response tothis follow-up question: How does your topic or
advertisement reflect the social trends of the 1920s?
Format references consistent with APA guidelines.