Many people aspired to being a Hollywood film star during the 1920’s and 1930’s. There was enormous competition and it was a difficult goal to achieve. But individuals who belonged to minority groups or were described as “people of color”, found it especially difficult to find any roles or any kind of recognition in Hollywood. And yet a few persevered and dealt with the stereotypes, discrimination, and disappointment while establishing a successful career. Please chose one of the names from the list below and complete a historic profile of that performer, making sure to follow the specific instructions also listed below.
Philip Ahn Eddie Anderson Louise Beavers Leo Carillo
Sabu Dastagir Dolores Del Rio Theresa Harris Sessue Hayakawa
Lena Horne Herbert Jeffrey Key Luke Hattie McDaniels
Nina Mae McKinney Oscar Micheaux Ramon Navarro Fayard and Harold Nicholas
Merle Oberon Lincoln Perry Lillian Randolph Bill Robinson
Paul Robeson Gilbert Roland Cesar Romero Lupita Tovar
Lupe Velez Fredi Washington Ethel Waters Anna May Wong
Specific Instructions
The text portion of this assignment needs to be at least 375 words long and include a picture/image.
Make sure you are following the assignment description and including a strong introduction and conclusion. Consult Rubric at bottom of page.
Footnotes must be used to show specific source of information. You must consult at least two sources and they must be listed.
Font cannot be larger than 12.
Assignments that have too many typos and grammatical errors will lose points. Make sure your assignment is in Word or PDF format.
Writing Assignment Rubric
| Points | 25-20 | 19-15 | 14- 10 | 9-0 |
| Composition | Text follows purpose of assignment and is well developed and relevant | Text mostly follows purpose of assignment is developed and mostly relevant |
Text somewhat follows the assignment and is partially developed and somewhat relevant |
Text does not follow the assignment and is not relevant or developed |
| Details and Supporting Info | Assignment uses details and facts to support assignment | Assignment uses some details and facts to support assignment | Writing contains limited details and facts to support assignment | Writing contains few or no details/facts to support assignment |
| Organization | Writing is clearly organized with strong intro and conclusion | Writing is mostly organized with fair intro and conclusion | Writing could be better organized and contains a vague intro and/or conclusion | Writing lacks organization and does not contain an intro and/or conclusion |
| Grammar, Spelling, and Mechanics |
Sentences are well constructed. No errors. |
Sentences are mostly well constructed. Few errors. |
Sentence are sometimes weakly constructed. Several errors. |
Sentences are not complete or awkward. Numerous errors. |
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