Unit #4 Group Power Point Project Researching the Roaring Twenties

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1 Unit #4 Group Power Point Project Researching the Roaring Twenties Part of your final exam will consist of a researched compare/contrast paper in that focuses on the following topic: How did the cultural impact of the Harlem Renaissance on African Americans compare/contrast with the cultural impact of the Roaring Twenties on white Americans? We are going to be doing two different research projects that will help lead us to this research paper. Therefore, most of your research should be completed before you are assigned the paper after spring break. First, you are going to examine a famous white artist (performer, writer, painter, singer, songwriter, etc.) from the 1920s in order to learn about this person s contribution to the culture of the Roaring Twenties and beyond. You can work alone or in a group of up to three students to create a Google slides presentation (with around slides) to teach your fellow classmates about your chosen person. Ideas of People to Choose: Al Jolson (singer) Annette Hanshaw (singer) Bascom Lamar Lunsford Bobby Leecan Buster Keaton (actor) Charlie Chaplin Charlie Poole Claudette Colbert (actress) Cliff Edwards Dorothy Parker (writer) Eck Robertson Edna St. Vincent Millay (writer) Ernest Hemingway (writer) Ernest Van Pop Stoneman (singer) Esther Walker Gary Cooper (actor) Georgia O Keeffe Gertrude Stein (writer) Greta Garbo (actress) Harry Houdini Jimmie Rodgers (singer) Joan Crawford (actress) John Barrymore (actor) Katharine Hepburn (actress) Kelly Harrell (singer) Louise Brooks (actress) Marion Harris (singer) Harry Reser Papa Charlie Jackson Paul Whiteman (singer) Riley Puckett (singer) Rudolph Valentino Robert Cooksey Robert Frost (writer) Ronald Coleman (actor) Vaughn De Leath (singer) Vernon Dalhart Uncle Dave Macon You may choose someone who is not on this list, but please run it by me first. Try to choose someone who interests you. If you are choosing someone who is not on this list, but sure to write down the name of the person you are going to study on the sign-up sheet.

2 Research & Analysis: A big focus on this semester is learning to research effectively. The following represents the items that you will research and include in your presentation. Divide the work evenly among your 1-3 group members. Each member will present his/her researched section and will be graded on this as well. Background o Give short biography of your person s life. o Include how this person became a singer, artist, author, etc. Accomplishments/Contributions o Describe major works/accomplishments made by the person during his/her lifetime. o How did these accomplishments contribute to the changing face of America and the Roaring Twenties? Conclusion o What long lasting effects did this person s contributions have on the Roaring Twenties and America as a whole? o How did this person affect or influence artists of today? (Compare your artist with current artist(s) in the same field) Citations & Works Cited: In order to properly show where you obtained your research, you need to include citations within your Google slides and create a work cited page. You need to use at least six sources (at least two sources for each topic) and each of your six sources needs to be cited within your power point. This means that just about every slide needs a citation to show where you obtained your research. All six sources also need to be typed out in a proper Works Cited page using MLA format. You will receive a sample power point and works cited page to help you. Remember, the works cited page is a separate Word document; DO NOT include this as a slide on your Power Point project. Work Times: We will have three separate 45 minute work sessions in class 45 minutes of lab time. 2 nd Hour lab times: (Thursday) 2/1, (Monday) 2/5, and (Friday) 2/9 8 th Hour lab times: (Friday) 2/2, (Tuesday) 2/6, and (Monday) 2/12

3 Due Date: Presentations will take place on 2/15 (4 th hour) or 2/16 (7 th & 8 th hours) Items that are due that day: 1) Google Slides product must be shared with me before class on due date. 2) Print-out of your Google slides You will have to save a copy of your Google slides as a power point in order to print it. Print off as a hand-out. Grayscale (you don t need to print in color) Each page needs to have three slides 3) Works Cited Page Correct MLA format page itself and each source. At least six sources. Late presentations will receive a 25% deduction. Grade: Your individual grade of 115 points will be based on the following: 1) Content of slides 40 points Effectiveness - Project thoroughly explores the topic so that the audience gains a comfortable understanding of the topic. It is a highly effective study guide. Organization - Content is well organized using heading or bulleted lists to group related material. Content is easy to read and is not cut and pasted from another source. Use of Graphics / Slide Backgrounds - All graphics or slide backgrounds are attractive (size and colors) and support the theme/content of the presentation. Conventions - Content does not many errors in spelling, grammar, capitalization, and all other conventions 2) Supporting Evidence 40 points Six sources must be used in project Individual student uses two sources if in a group of three; three sources if in a group of two. Sources are correctly cited in power point and on Works Cited page 3) Delivery 15 points Student seems comfortable and prepared to present Student maintains eye contact with audience Student maintains appropriate speaking volume, rate, enunciation, etc. No distracting mannerisms 4) Extras - 20 points Project is sent to teacher by due date Power Point/Google slides are printed (three per page) and turned in on due date

4 Tips for In-Text Citations Let s take a closer look at a few examples of how to cite the material that you are using within your power point. Remember, that you need to cite where you obtained the research on your power point. Your three sources should all be cited at some point in your power point. Citation format: - If you are using a book or article that has the author s name listed: Example: I went to the market (Carlson 54). Author of article page # - If a source has two or three authors, include all of their last names in parentheses. Example: Twenty million people died in the Turkish earthquake (Polk, Jones, and Walker 34). - If you are using an article from the internet that has the author s name listed: Example: Joe said hello to the girl (Hooker). Last name of no page author of article # given. - If you are using more than one article from the same author. Example: Joe said hello to the girl (Hooker, The Mughals ). Last name of author of article And first word of no page # given (if from the internet) title of article - If you have two different authors with the same last name. Example: Joe said hello to the girl (R. Hooker) First initial & no page last name of # given (if author of article from the internet). - If you are using an article from the internet that does not list the author s name: Example: The U.S. is a country ( U.S. Census ). Title of article no page # given. For a complete listing of how to cite for different types of cites or books, check out the file called In Text Citations MLA Formatting Guide on my website.

5 Names of Students in your Group Ms. Kizlyk English 1B Date Works Cited Bruccoli, Matthew J. A Brief Life of Fitzgerald. University of South Carolina Board of Trustees Web. 12 January F. Scott Fitzgerald. History.com. N.D. Web. 12 January F. Scott Fitzgerald Biography. A & E Television Networks. 7 December Web. 12 January F. Scott Fitzgerald - His Literary Legacy. Biography.com. N.D. Web. 12 January Hartsell, Wallace. Cultural Aspect of The Great Gatsby. Freebooksummary.com Web. 12 January Hendrickson, John. The Enduring Legacy of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Esquire. 24 September Web. 12 January Mizener, Arthur. F. Scott Fitzgerald: American Writer. Encyclopedia Brittanica. 15 August Web. 12 January Warren G. Harding. Encyclopedia Brittanica. 12 July Web. 12 January Willett, Erika. Biographies. RMPBS.com. N.D. Web. 12 January Wuluck, Dr. Anna. Understanding The Great Gatsby Ending and Last Line. Prep Scholar. 7 May Web. 12 January Make sure that you do the following: 1) use the proper MLA heading 2) double-space each entry 3) indent the second line of each entry 4) put the entries into ABC order.

6 Works Cited - Let s take a closer look at a few entries. Basic format for a book: Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin, Print. For a website: Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access. Dolby, Nadine. Research in Youth Culture and Policy: Current Conditions and Future Directions. Social Work and Society: The International Online-Only Journal Web. 20 May No date is given on website; so, you put n.d. for no date. Catz, Berele. Catherine Parr: Queen of England. Thetudorplace.com. N.D. Web. 9 February No author; so, you put the name of the article first The Tudors: King Henry VIII. The Royal Household. N.D. Web. 4 February 2016.

1920s Research Project

1920s Research Project This is a test grade. Due Date There will be a rubric for your project. You must cite all work (no cut and paste) You must have at least 3 (non Wiki) references and a citation page