Individual News Story Resource: Appendix F: Tips for Scriptwriting The 1920s introduced many modern conveniences, such as the widespread use of the washing machine, and many modern ideas, such as buying on credit. Imagine you are a newspaper reporter, magazine writer, or radio newsperson. Choose one of the following topics for your news story:

? 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 700- to 1,050-word news story. If you choose the role of radio newsperson, you must write a broadcast script. The news story must address the following: ? Detailed description of the topic and its significance to the time Implications for American society in terms of economic, social, and cultural trends Choose one of the following companies and write an advertisement for that company to accompany your news story: ? Ford Motor Company ? RCA ? Coca-Cola ? Sears, Roebuck & Co. ? General Electric ? Maytag ? Hallmark Cards ? Hoover ? American Tobacco Co. ? Nabisco Format your news story consistent with Associate Level Writing Style Handbook guidelines.