Research Blogging Project

In the next upcoming weeks, we will be reading and exploring F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. To prepare us for the novel's themes and issues, you will be engaged in a research blogging project before we start reading the book. This will be a group project (each group will be announced in class), and the topics you will be researching in your groups are:

1. Biographical Information on the author F. Scott Fitzgerald
2. the Jazz Age / the Roaring 20's
3. the Great Depression
4. World War I and the "Lost Generation"

Your job is to be thorough and detailed in the research of your group's topic - this will be a test grade. More information is better than less information. Find all you can about the topic you have been given. Once you have accumulated information on your topic, your group's task is to create a post on this blog. On your post you will....

A. Give a report on the topic you have been assigned. This must be in FORMAL writing. Points will
     be deducted from your grade for sloppy, improper grammar usage.
B. Provide hyperlinks to the websites you have researched for information on your topic. Although
     Wikipedia can be a start for your researching, it is NOT an acceptable source. An automatic zero
     will be given for posts with no sources listed through hyperlinks.
C. Provide both a picture and a video in your post that reflects your topic. Be wise in your choice of
     picture and video. This will also play a large part in determining your grade.

This should not be a 2-3 sentence post - it should be lengthy. Title your post the topic you have been assigned. As usual, your final grade will be a reflection of the time and effort you put forth in the project. Select one person from the group to do the actual posting on the blog (somewhere on your post, list your group members). If you have any questions, ask! This will be due first thing this FRIDAY, the 30th. You will have time in class to work.