1920 Radio Show

1920s Radio Show

In 1895 Guglielmo Marconi invented a sound transmitter that was the basis for the radio. Called a "wireless" because it transmitted messages without using wires, the radio provided Americans with hours of news and entertainment. Remember, televisions were not in American homes yet. In the fall of 1920, The Westinghouse Company made home receivers and sold them in quantities.

The radio soon changed the way Americans lived. No matter where you lived in the United States, you listened to the same programs. This drew Americans closer.

Your assigment is to write and record a short radio show in the style of a 1920s radio show. Your radio show needs to include all the elements of a real 1920s radio show. The elements are as follows:

announcer

sponsor/commercial in the beginning

music

actual show with sound effects

sponsor/commerical at the end

Rubric

Has all the necessary elements 25 pts.

Sound effects enhance the story 15 pts.

Radio show feels like the 1920s 10 pts.

Total 50 pts.

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