Directions: In this Checkpoint, you will research and take a stance on a controversy from the 1920s or 1930s in order to make an argumentative claim using evidence to support your stance. You should choose a topic from the Topic List below. This is an opinion article so you will choose the side of the controversy that you agree with most. Scholars must use evidence to support their claim. To do this, you will complete the research chart. Then, you will choose a side, and finally, write the article ( 5-7 sentences).
Part 1: Research
In Your Opinion: Topic List
You will use this topic list to choose ONE controversy to write about for the Opinion Article in Checkpoint 1.You must prefer a web search on the topic of your choice. Only use reliable sources. *Use the Internet to research your topic.
1920s
Prohibition (18th Amendment)
Immigration Act 1924
Red Scare
Scopes Monkey Trial
KKK
Women’s Suffrage (19th Amendment)
Black Tuesday
The Great Gatsby
1930s
Dust Bowl
The Great Depression
The New Deal (alphabet soup)
Bonus Army
Rise of Hitler in Europe
Powell v. Alabama
Blockburger v. U.S.
Evidence FOR the Controversy
Think of what contributed to this controversy?
Evidence AGAINST the Controversy
Think what resisted this controversy
Part 2: Take a Side & Organize
*Use the research from above to choose a side and organize your ideas.
Develop a Claim
What are you going to argue?
Add Evidence
What evidence will you use to support your argument? You should find at least three quotes or pieces of evidence.
Part 3: Write
*Use the chart you completed above to write an argumentative opinion article in the box below.
Type your article here- use the chart you completed above to write your opinion.
Topic:
Title of your Article: