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Home 1920's Topics __1920’s Project Assignment__ Red Grange -"Galloping Ghost"Gigi Furlong
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__Task One---DESCRIBE YOUR TOPIC -Due Tuesday, February 7__ Each topic includes an association or movement and an individual. Please write __two__ extended power paragraphs that address the following prompt:**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.** POST PARAGRAPHS HERE
 * 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.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Harold Edward "Red" Grange, nicknamed "The Galloping Ghost" played college football at the University of Illinois and continued his career to play professional football for the Chicago Bears. He played for a short season on the the New York Yankees, previously a football team. He was a charter member of both the College Football Hall of Fame as well as the Professional Football Hall of Fame. His signing to the Chicago Bears really raised awareness to the NFL and drew attention and fans to the game.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">"Red Grange fit easily into that group of superstars that helped elevate the 1920's into a golden age of sports in the United States (Eskanazi)." Harold Edward helped draw in people to watch and support the NFL and continued to be a part of the start of Professional Sports. "The prominent sportswriters who Grange helped draw to the pro game played an important role in educating the public to the merits of professional football (Carroll)." Not only did he draw fans into the stands but also encouraged writers to start a new column in the newspaper by giving writers something to write about int he world of sports. "because of Grange, major sportswriters began to seriously report on pro football for the first time (Carroll)." The preponderance of evidence suggests that Grange's emergence as pro football's first real superstar propelled the NFL and pro football in general forward in establishing the game as a major league sport.The line of progress was halting and certainly Grange was only one of the forces that contributed to the rise of pro football. But Grange deserves some of the attention making him an important individual in the emergence of the professional game.

<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

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The famous "Red Grange" was exceptionally noted for being an amazingly unique player but also because he mainly raised awareness to the NFL. He brought on fans to the games and helped make the National Football League legit. His contribution to help elevate the 1920's into a golden age of sports in the United States remained one of his lasting legacy's. He also helped educate the public about professional football by making writers write about the game because of his great attributes to the professional game of football. He drew the media in as well to cover his games so the rest of the world could see what everyone was talking about, "The Galloping Ghost". Grange was one of few athletes that helped promote professional sports and raise the level of play. His talent and unique running style was favored by many fans and was talked about often. The 1920's was definitely a time when professional sports became popular thanks to the Red Grange. "Grange put the NFL on the map and made it a much more credible game (Flynn)."

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The other thing was that in the '20s, people were working on Saturdays often, so it wasn't easy to get to college games. He brought credibility to the game and then he brought it to people on Sundays so they could go and see a game, which meant they had some entertainment on a Sunday other than baseball. Economically awareness of the National Football league lead to big business men started to realize that they could use endorsements to sell their products with football stars. Not only would this help the economy but also pull the people together. People now could get together and talk about the games and teams and their opinions on them. These business men saw a huge opportunity and decided to follow through with their ideas. Because of their investments and endorsements this lead to a huge economic boost.

<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 <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">As we now know the Red Grange was a memorable element that helped promote the globalization of professional football. As an individual and a great football player, he pulled fans into stadiums and helped the 1920's by opening up the eyes of people and letting them in on the world of sports. His influence on today's society is highly respected and remembered. Without the Red Grange, we wouldn't have been introduced to the world of professional sports and the game of football would not have been as popular. America is known for the game of football and we can thank the Red Grange for that by making it a game many wished to be a part of. His signing with the Chicago Bears helped make the NFL legit and in today's world, the NFL has become almost like a business. Numbers increase as the years increase in the amount of people who tune into the Super Bowl which is known to be the greatest game in football. The Red Grange will remain one of the greatest legacy's in the history of football and his contribution to the modern day football game.

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<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;">✓ <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px;">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;"> ✓ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px;">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.