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Theoutsiderswebquest 3
Theoutsiderswebquest 3
Theoutsiderswebquest 3
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.
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
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
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-World1946-1960/Rock-n-Roll-Style.html http://www.ivy-style.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/saks-madras.jpg
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
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
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7. Elvis: Why do you think the Greaser's enjoyed the music of Elvis? Do you think he influenced their fashion?
8. The Beatles: Why do you think the Socs' loved The Beatles? Watch the crowd in this video, do you see any fashion trends?
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/
http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/08/11/drivetheater-provides-cool-outdoor-entertainment/
13. Smoking: What are Kools? Why do you think more people smoked in the 1960s?
17. Literature: Who wrote the story Great Expectations? What is it about?
http://charlesdickenspage.com/expectations.html
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