Write a one page fictionalized lifestyle story based on the 1920’s time period or details from The Great Gatsby. Include all of the parts found on the lifestyle page of a newspaper as well as headlines, captions, and pictures.

For this assignment, you will create a 5 slide 1920’s newspaper using MS Word, MS Power point or Prezi.

Your newspaper should be 5-8 slides in length.

News (first slide)
Create a catchy title for your newspaper, and write at least one news story featuring a major historical event based on the document/artifact you found in the American Memory collection . Write at least one fictionalized news story that relates to the time period and to The Great Gatsby.

Include all of the parts found on the front page of a newspaper including the “flag”, date, headlines, pictures, and captions, etc.

Editorials

Write a one page fictionalized editorial based on details from the 1920’s or about an incident in The Great Gatsby. Refer to specific events that would be of interest to a reader in this time period.

Lifestyles

Write a one page fictionalized lifestyle story based on the 1920’s time period or details from The Great Gatsby. Include all of the parts found on the lifestyle page of a newspaper as well as headlines, captions, and pictures, etc.

Entertainment

Write a one page fictionalized entertainment story based on the time period of the 1920’s or details from The Great Gatsby.

Include a picture.

Obituaries

Write at least one fictionalized obituary (1 page) for a character from The Great Gatsby. Include a picture of the deceased person.

Heres a link to a free text of the Great Gatsby: https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/gatsby/full-text/

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