The Outsiders Webquest
Welcome 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.
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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
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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
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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
Elvis Pompadour Hairstyle
Group wearing Madras Shirts
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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
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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
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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?
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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/
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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/drivetheater-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/
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12. Cars:
Describe a Corvair and a Mustang.
Mustangs: http://www.mustangdreams.com/mdconvert.htm
Corvairs: http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Corvair/
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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-andrules/ladies-barrel-racing.html
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15. Reform School:
What is Reform School?
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Reform-school
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16. Business:
What was the DX?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7225206@N06/634185486/
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17. Literature:
Who wrote the story Great
Expectations? What is it about?
http://charlesdickenspage.com/expectations.html
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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
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