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: