BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

1. Choose one of the personalities from the accompanying list – sign up in room 207

a. Prepare a typed paper that includes:

i. A biographical sketch

ii. A summary of the impact that the individual had upon society during the 1920’s

b. An oral presentation in class of your research

PERSONALITIES

BESSIE SMITH	BABE RUTH	GEORGE GERSHWIN	PAUL ROBESON
DUKE ELLINGTON	BILL TILDEN	GERTRUDE EDERLIE	RED GRANGE
ERNEST HEMMINGWAY	BOBBY JONES	JACK DEMPSEY	RUDOLPH VALENTINO
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD	CHARLES LINDBERGH	JAMES WELDON JOHNSON	SHIPWRECK KELLY
GEORGIA O"KEEFFE	CHARLIE CHAPLIN	JOHN SCOPES	SINCLAIR LEWIS
MARCUS GARVEY	CLARA BOW	KNUTE ROCKNEY	THEDA BARA
WILL ROGERS	CLARANCE DARROW	LANGSTON HUGHES	TOM MIX
AL CAPONE	GENE TUNNEY	LOUIS ARMSTRONG	WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
			ZORA NEALE HURSTON