Name(s) _____________________________________________

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Radio “Broadcast” Rubric

A (25-23)
o Well-rehearsed.
o Few, if any wording issues.
o Topic was from the 1920s.
o Topic and presentation was original and authentic.
o Between 90 seconds and 2 minutes in length.
o Audience was informed, entertained, energized and excited by the news.
o Partners worked well together.
B-C (22-17)
o Several wording issues indicate that a thorough preparation was not done.
o Topic was from the 1920s.
o Between 90 seconds and 2 minutes in length
o Audience was informed but not always interested or entertained.
D (16-15)
o Numerous wording issues indicate that little, if any preparation was done.
o Topic was from the 1920s.
o Less than 1 minute in length or well over 2 minutes.
o Audience was not informed, interested or entertained.
F (14>)
o Numerous wording issues indicate that preparation was not done.
o Topic was not from the 1920s.
o Time requirements not meet, because of a lack of preparation.
o Audience was not informed, interested or entertained.
o Presentation lacked any entertainment quality.
Broadcast on Tuesday, November 29

Written Radio Script

o Must be void of any typos, inaccuracies or confusion to receive full credit.
o Each typo, inaccuracy or confusing reference will result in a loss of 2 points
for each infraction.
o Topic must be from 1920s or result will be minimum one letter grade
deduction.

Potential Heroes
Writers
o F. Scott Fitzgerald
o Gertrude Stein
o Ernest Hemingway
o Langston Hughes
o Edith Wharton
o Grantland Rice

Musicians
o Louie Armstrong
o Duke Ellington
o Willy Smith

Entertainers
o Josephine Baker
o Coco Chanel
o Al Jolson
o Charlie Chaplin

Famous people
o Charles Lindbergh
o Albert Einstein
o Flappers
o Mickey Mouse
o Any returning war hero
Events
o The Harlem Renaissance
o Warren G. Harding and the “return to normalcy”
o The Kellogg-Briand Pact
o The “consumer revolution”

Athletes and Sports figures

o Babe Ruth and the 27 Yankees
o Lester Patrick
o Red Grange
o Gertrude Ederle
o The Four Horsemen of Notre Dame
o Jack Dempsey

Inventions
o “The Charleston”
o Eskimo Pie
o Penicillin
o Bubble gum
o The NFL
o The Chicago Blackhawks