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Home 1920's Topics __1920’s Project Assignment__ Scopes Trial, Dayton Tennessee Elizabeth L.


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__Task One---DESCRIBE YOUR TOPIC -Due Tuesday, February 7__

**Explain the achievements associated with your topic. Who and what were altered? Describe why both were significant in the 1920s. Explain the relationship between the individua****l and the association or movement.** The Scopes Trial is about a highschool teacher John T. Scopes of Dayton, Tennessee who "was charged with violating a state law by teaching Charles Darwins theory of evolution"(Britannica). This theory is about the creation of man which people said came from the bible, and in the 1920's this was forbidden in schools. "William Jennings Bryan led for the prosecution and Clarence Darrow for the defense"(Laats). Darrow was with the evolution theory and thought it didnt matter if it was taught in schools and Bryan was against this theory being taught in schools. "This limiting the trial to a single question of whether John T. Scopes had taught evolution, which he addmittedly had"(elibrary). John Scopes was charged with a one-hundred dollar fine and this law was later reapealed in 1967.
 * Support the ideas in each paragraph with evidence from a minimum of three  credible sources.
 * Select only signed  sources from the LC databases--each source must have a credible author.
 * Establish the credibility of the author the first time a source is referenced.
 * Credit sources with internal citations and in a Works Cited.
 * Insert the Works Cited after the Third Task.
 * Post the paragraphs to the wiki. Timely posting of completed tasks earn 10 points.

William Jennings Bryan was born in 1860 and was an American polictian in the 19th century, he was a dominant force in the liberal wing of the democtraic party(Laats). Bryan for the Scopes Trial was for the prosecution of John T. Scopes. Clarence Darrow was born in 1857 and was an American lawyer and leading member in the American Civil Liberties Union (Britannica). Darrow for the defense on the Scopes Trial, meaning he was defending John T. Scopes so that he wouldnt get punished. The Scopes Trial was also know was the "Monkey Trial" and " The trial saw modernists, who said religion was consistent with evolution, against fundementalists who said the word of God as revealed in the Bible took priority over all human knowledge"(elibrary). In other words this trial was based off of whether modern science regarding the creation-evolution controversy was to be outlawed or not.

Laats, Adam. "Monkeys, Bibles, and the Little Red Schoolhouse: Atlanta's School Battles in the Scopes Era." //learning expresss library//. EBSCO industries, 2012. Web. 6 Feb. 2012. .

"**ScopesTrial.**" //Encyclopædia Britannica//. //Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition//. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2012. Web. 6 Feb. 2012. <[]>.

"Darrow, Clarence." //The Great American History Fact-Finder//. 2004. //eLibrary//. Web. 06 Feb. 2012.

<span style="background-color: #9008b6; color: #7dff00; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">__Task Two-EVALUATE YOUR TOPICS INFLUENCE-Due Friday, February 10__ <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">Please write two extended power paragraphs which each cite a minimum of three credible sources. Discuss the scope of influence of your topic on the 1920s. How extensive was the influence? Which part of society was influenced? Did the change endure or stimulate additional changes? What is the topic's legacy? What impact did the topic have in the Twenty-First century. <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">POST PARAGRAPHS HERE

This court case got a lot of publicity because it had to deal with teching the evolution theory in schools or having creationism be apart of the ciriculum. The evolution theory is basically the study of the natural selection of humans and the creation of humans (Britannica). This wasnt a problem because people said it originated from science, which was and is illegal to teach in schools then and now. This was the idea of creationism which is the religious belief that humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe are the creation of a supernatural being, most often referring to the Abrahamic God (elibrary). This couldnt and was illegal to teach in schools then and now and teachers didnt realize until John T. Scopes that it was considered in the religion category. This was extremely public because it went all the way to supreme court and important officials had to get involved to confirm that it was based off the bible.

This trial had a big impact on our education today because when John T. Scopes challenged the law that teachers could not teach evolution in schools. They couldnt do this because the United States was said to be a "free" country and if they started teaching evolution which was said to originate from the bible. Overall the scopes trial made a major impact in history because if affects us kids later on to what we are taught and know in school everyday.

Laats, Adam. "Monkeys, Bibles, and the Little Red Schoolhouse: Atlanta's School Battles in the Scopes Era." //learning expresss library//. EBSCO industries, 2012. Web. 6 Feb. 2012. <http://web.ebscohost.com>.

"**ScopesTrial.**" //Encyclopædia Britannica//. //Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition//. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2012. Web. 6 Feb. 2012. <[]>.

"Darrow, Clarence." //The Great American History Fact-Finder//. 2004. //eLibrary//. Web. 06 Feb. 2012.

<span style="background-color: #9008b6; color: #7dff00; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">Task ThreeJUDGE THE IMPACT OF THE INDIVIDUAL & ASSOCIATION---Due Feb. 15 <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">Now that you have a basic understanding of your topic, and you know the scope of its influence, explain the forces that produced or created the topic. Additionally, what were the driving forces behind the society's reaction to your topic? Use the criteria described in the the Great Man Continuum to determine your topics long-run influence on society. Place your topic on the continuum and justify the reasons for your placement. Please confine your analysis to two extended power paragraphs with each citing a minimum of three credible sources. <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">POST PARAGRAPHS HERE The forces behing the scopes trial were darrow and bryan. They were the lawyers for the scopes trial so they obviously were strong forces pleading for a certain side and also the Tennessee schoolboard because they didnt want evolution taught in there schools they wanted creationism (Laats). This influence the people because this antagonised the atheisism and the true christians to have battle because of teaching something that originates in the bible in school or not.

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">This resulted in todays society that we are not aloud to have religion taught in schools so nothing has technically changed since then but back then people stood up for what they wanted and rebelled compaired to now. The Scopes Trial left a huge mark in history because it detemined the ciriculum for future students and that was very important. John T. Scopes was fined for 100 dollars but later the charges were dropped and The Tennessee board won the trial but then later forgot about it and let John Scopes off the hook.

Laats, Adam. "Monkeys, Bibles, and the Little Red Schoolhouse: Atlanta's School Battles in the Scopes Era." //learning expresss library//. EBSCO industries, 2012. Web. 6 Feb. 2012. <http://web.ebscohost.com>.

"**ScopesTrial.**" //Encyclopædia Britannica//. //Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition//. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2012. Web. 6 Feb. 2012. <[]>.

"Darrow, Clarence." //The Great American History Fact-Finder//. 2004. //eLibrary//. Web. 06 Feb. 2012.

<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">Rubric for all three tasks: <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">Outstanding paragraphs include the following elements: <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">✓ Accurate power paragraph format with each paragraph citing evidence from three different sources. <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;"> ✓ Correct research components such as credibility statement, internal citations, Works Cited entries <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">✓ Thoughtful and thorough response to the each prompt <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">✓ A variety of sentences with interesting, clear diction <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">✓ Photos exemplifying the influence of the individual and association or movement <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">✓ Place your topic on the Great Man Continuum;  <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;"> ✓ Complete the criteria table to justify the reasons for your placement.