The Outsiders WebquestWelcome to the 1960s!

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Your Task...As you go through this quest, answer each corresponding question on lined paper. You will be working on this quest as you read the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. M.Roth, Taylor Evans Public School Library

1. The Author:Who was S.E. Hinton? When was The Outsiders first published? How old was the author when the novel was written?

http://www.sehinton.com/ http://www.notablebiographies.com/He-Ho/Hinton-S-E.html M.Roth, Taylor Evans Public School Library

2. 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 M.Roth, Taylor Evans Public School Library

3. Fashion:What was fashion like in the 1960s?What is a madras shirt?http://www.sixtiescity.com/Fashion/Fashion.shtm http://www.fashionencyclopedia.com/fashion_costume_culture/Modern-World-1946-1960/Rock-n-Roll-Style.html http://www.ivy-style.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/saks-madras.jpg Elvis Pompadour Hairstyle Group wearing Madras Shirts M.Roth, Taylor Evans Public School Library

4. 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 http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade60.html M.Roth, Taylor Evans Public School Library

5. 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 M.Roth, Taylor Evans Public School Library

6. Music:What kind of music was popular in 1966? Who was Elvis Presley, Hank Williams and who were The Beatles?

http://66ford.fordregistries.com/Billboard%20Top%20100%20Songs%20For%201966.htm http://www.elvis.com/ http://www.thebeatles.com/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0930729/bio M.Roth, Taylor Evans Public School Library

7. Elvis:Why do you think the Greaser's enjoyed the music of Elvis? Do you think he influenced their fashion?

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8. The Beatles:Why do you think the Socs' loved The Beatles? Watch the crowd in this video, do you see any fashion trends?

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9. 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/ M.Roth, Taylor Evans Public School Library

10. Movies:What is a drive-in? What is a Nightly Double?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scv6xxMgQHc&feature=related http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/08/11/drive-theater-provides-cool-outdoor-entertainment/

11. Movie Stars:Who is Paul Newman?Who is Will Rogers?

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000056/bio http://www.cmgww.com/historic/rogers/ M.Roth, Taylor Evans Public School Library

12. Cars: Describe a Corvair and a Mustang.

Mustangs: http://www.mustangdreams.com/mdconvert.htm Corvairs: http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Corvair/ M.Roth, Taylor Evans Public School Library

13. Smoking:What are Kools?Why do you think more people smoked in the 1960s?

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14. Barrel Racing:What is Barrel Racing?

http://cs.calgarystampede.com/events/rodeo/events-and-rules/ladies-barrel-racing.html M.Roth, Taylor Evans Public School Library

15. Reform School: What is Reform School?http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Reform-school M.Roth, Taylor Evans Public School Library

16. Business: What was the DX? http://www.flickr.com/photos/7225206@N06/634185486/ M.Roth, Taylor Evans Public School Library

17. Literature:Who wrote the story Great Expectations? What is it about?

http://charlesdickenspage.com/expectations.html M.Roth, Taylor Evans Public School Library

18. Robert Frost:Who was Robert Frost?Copy the poem Nothing Gold can Stay.What do you think this poem is saying?http://www.internal.org/Robert_Frost http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poem/849.html M.Roth, Taylor Evans Public School Library