Introduction
Answer the folowing questions about the 1960s, the world of The Outsiders, in COMPLETE sentences on a separate sheet of paper.
Task
1. The Economy: What can you tell me about the economy in 1966? How have the prices of homes, gas & food changed?
http://www.westegg.com/inflation/
http://www.auroraontheweb.com/east66/1966/66econ.html
2. Fashion: What was fashion like in the 1960s? What is a madras shirt? How did Elvis influence the fasion of the Greasers?
http://www.sixtiescity.com/Fashion/Fashion.shtm
http://www.ivy-style.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/saks-madras.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iLuYHPMdLMk/TV1XBrUonCI/AAAAAAAAASY/xQPLnGKuH…
http://www.chapelhillmemories.com/uploads/Image/Chapel%20Hill%20in%20Ma…
http://www.fashionencyclopedia.com/fashion_costume_culture/Modern-World…
3. Events: What was going on in the world in the 1960s? More specifically, what was going on in the United States?
http://www.bbhq.com/boomeryr.htm
http://www.1966vwbeetle.com/1966majornewsevents.htm
4. Baby Boomers: What was the baby boom?
http://geography.about.com/od/populationgeography/a/babyboom.htm
http://www.faqs.org/childhood/Ar-Bo/Baby-Boom-Generation.html
5. What kind of music was popular in 1966? Who was Elvis Presley, Hank Williams and who were The Beatles?
http://www.elvis.com/about/bio
http://www.thebeatles.com/explore
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0930729/bio
6. Television: What types of television shows were popular in the 1960s? Describe the Perry Mason show.
http://www.entertainmentscene.com/top_tv_shows_60s.html
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050051/
7. Movies: What is a drive-in? How do you listen to the movie?
http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=Scv6xxMgQHc&feature=related
8. Movie Stars: Who was Paul Newman? Who was Will Rogers?
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000056/bio
http://www.cmgww.com/historic/rogers/
9. Cars: Describe a Corvair and a Mustang.
Mustangs: http://www.mustangdreams.com/mdconvert.htm
Corvairs: http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Corvair/
10. Smoking: What are Kools? Why do you think more people smoked in the 1960s?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCxff1Dyy2w
11. Literature: Who wrote the story Great Expectations? What is it about?