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Individuals from 1900-1950 began to find that they had time for activities other than work. Various factors such as gender, ethnic background, socioeconomic status, age and region of the country affected what these activities were. Create an album of leisure time activities that makes a statement about this time period and at least one of these factors.

Point Value	Thesis Statement	Images	Organization	Research
180-200	Contains a well-defined thesis that evaluates at least one of these factors in the pursuit of leisure time activities.	Effectively uses a substantial number of images Connection is present between the image and the theme of the album Images support thesis	Album is well-organized and has clear expression of ideas	Research is evident and documented correctly
160-179	Contains a thesis that addresses one of the factors	Has a substantial number of images Identifies images but there may be some historical errors that do not detract from the quality of the album Images support the thesis	Shows evidence of acceptable organization	Research and documentation is present
140-159	Contains limited, confused and/or poorly developed thesis	Simplistic depiction, only descriptive captions not showing connection to thesis Some inaccurate historical information	Poor organization	Contains limited research Documentation format may contain errors
120-139	No thesis or thesis does not address the assignment Exhibits inadequate or inaccurate understanding of the assignment	Not enough images to support thesis or incorrect images to make a connection	No organization evident	Little or no research evident Contains numerous errors