Period 7 Background/Historical Context to The Outsiders by Amanda Chansingh

David Why do people join gangs? What were gangs like in the 1950s-1960s?

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By the late 1960s, the construction of public housing Chicago allowed gangs to consolidate their power in black neighborhoods, and the Vice Lords, P-Stones, and Gangster Disciples controlled the drug trade of the area. These and others emerged as "super gangs" with more than 1,000 members each by the 1970s.Feeling marginal, adolescents join gangs for social relationships that give them a sense of identity (Vigil and Long, 1990). For some youth, gangs provide a way of solving social adjustment problems, particularly the trials and tribulations of adolescence (Short and Strodtbeck, 1965).

Kimberly

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The Economy: What can you tell me about the economy in 1966?

Francisco

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How have the prices of homes, gas & food changed?

Luis

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What was going on in the world in the 1960's?

The 1960s started off as the dawn of a golden age to most Americans. On January 20, 1961, the handsome and charismatic John F. Kennedy became president of the United States. His confidence that, as one historian put it, “the government possessed big answers to big problems” seemed to set the tone for the rest of the decade. However, that golden age never materialized.

Maria

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What was fashion like in the 1960's? What is a madras shirt?

- The 1960s were an age of fashion innovation for women. The early 1960s gave birth to drainpipe jeans and capri pants, which were worn by Audrey Hepburn. Casual dress became more unisex and often consisted of plaid button down shirts worn with slim blue jeans, comfortable slacks, or skirts. Madras is a lightweight cotton fabric with typically patterned texture and tartan design, used primarily for summer clothing such as pants, shorts, dresses, and jackets.

Melany

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Who were the famous actors and politicians during the 1950's and 1960's?

Mickey Mantle, Marilyn Monroe and Mickey Mouse they were famous actors and Marlon Brando,Grace Kelly, James Stewart,Danny Kaye,Elizabeth Taylor,Frank Sinatra,Dean Martin and politicians during the 1950´s.

The 1960''s was a decade of social, political and cultural change. Martin Luther King Jr. Neil Armstrong. John F. The Beatles. Bob Dylan. Lyndon B. Muhammad Ali. Alfred Hitchcock were politicians during the 1960's. Jack Kerouac,Peter Sellers,Julie Andrews, Audrey Hepburn,Brigitte Bard and Gary Synder and many more were famous actors during the 1960's.

Adriana Lopez

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What was going on in the United States during the 1960's?

Daniel

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Baby boom, in the U.S., the increase in the birth rate between 1946 and 1964; also, the generation born in the U.S. during that period

Anthony

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What kind of music was popular in 1966?
Roots rock combined elements of folk music, blues, country and rock 'n' roll. And, the genre was exemplified by its "back to basics" sound. Bob Dylan is thought to have pioneered the genre with the release of his 1966 album Blonde on Blonde that demonstrated what roots rock was to become.

Moid

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What types of television shows were popular in the 1960s? Describe the Perry Mason show.

Defense attorney Perry Mason defends dozens of falsely accused people over the course of this long-running courtroom drama, and he manages to clear each and every one of them, usually by drawing out the real criminal on the witness stand. He is capably assisted by investigator Paul Drake and Secrets. and gun smoke show was popular in 1960s too and many of the other shows were popular too.

Geovany

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What is a drive-in movie theater?                              is a form of cinema  structure consisting of a large outdoor movie screen, a projection booth, a concession stand, and a large parking area for automobiles

Edwin

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Who were The Beatles?

Jeremy Who is Paul Newman? Who is Will Rogers?

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Paul Newman was an American actor, film director, race car driver, and entrepreneur. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Prime time Emmy Award.

William Penn Adair Rogers was an American stage and film actor, vaudeville performer, cowboy, humorist, newspaper columnist, and social commentator from Oklahoma. He was a Cherokee citizen born in the Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory.

Jocelaine

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What are Mustangs and Corvairs? The Chevrolet Corvair is a compact car manufactured by Chevrolet for model years 1960–1969 in two generations. It is still the only American-designed, mass-produced passenger car with a rear-mounted, air-cooled engine. fun fact about corvairs Corvair is the 1st and only mass-produced American vehicle offering an air-cooled rear engine design, unibody construction, factory turbo-charging, and 4-wheel independent suspension.

fact about corvairs The rear engine placement in the Corvair caused a weight imbalance that resulted in poor handling. As a performance vehicle, many people enjoyed driving the Corvair at high speeds. When combined with poor handling, high speeds can lead to an accident when the driver attempts to correct a steering error.

The Ford Mustang is a series of American automobiles manufactured by Ford. In continuous production since 1964, the Mustang is currently the longest-produced Ford car nameplate .
Research the history and facts.

fun fact about mustang
Named for a World War II fighter plane, the Mustang was the first of a type of vehicle that came to be known as a “pony car.” Ford sold more than 400,000 Mustangs within its first year of production, far exceeding sales expectations. The Mustang was conceived as a “working man's Thunderbird,” according to Ford
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Mustangs are also one of the most customizable sport cars in the world that makes it super cool because it becomes a hobby for the owner to customize the car and it's big business for designers and vendors. The Mustang is an American icon and is popular all over the world.

Jair What is Barrel Racing?

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Barrel racing is a rodeo event in which a horse and rider attempt to run a cloverleaf pattern around preset barrels in the fastest time. Though both sexes compete at amateur and youth levels, in collegiate and professional ranks, it is usually a rodeo event for women.

Dayana

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Where is Oklahoma? Write three facts about the state and list three problems people face in this region.

Kevin

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Find the prices of 6 commonly used items in the 1960's. Describe them/Do we still use these items today?

1960's Men's pocket watch $9.44.
Automatic can opener $8.88.
Oranges 89 cents for 2 dozen.
Ford Mustang 2 door hardtop $2,368.
Oven ready turkeys 39 cents per pound.
Automatic Electric Blanket $9.94.

the only item that i used these days are the electric blankets

Yavuzhan

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List 5 slang words with their definitions. Is there an equivalent saying today to these phrases/words.
A gas=A lot of fun

Bad=Awesome

Book=Leave the area

Bread=Money

Cat=Guy

Angie

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What is Pop Culture? What was the pop culture of the 1960's? How is it similar or different from today?

Pop culture is a modern popular culture transmitted via the mass media and aimed particularly at younger people.

The sixties gave birth to a popular culture in film and music that reflected and influenced the decade's social events.

It similar because it being influenced and reflected through films and music but also different because we created more popular and advanced products and as time continues the more we will create and change the products representing pop culture.

Adriana

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Who are the actors from The Outsiders movie?

Andreas

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Who are the characters in the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton?

The Outsiders Important Characters

Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy is a fourteen-year-old boy who lost his parents in an automobile accident, so now he lives with his two older brothers on the East side of town. ...
Johnny ^Caden....
Sodapop Curtis.
Darrel Curtis. ...
Dallas Winston. ...
Bob. ...
Sherri Valance. ...
Randy.

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When was Hinton born?
What influenced her to write The Outsiders?1950 Susan Eloise Hinton was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has always enjoyed reading but wasn't satisfied with the literature that was being written for young adults, which influenced her to write novels like The Outsiders. That book, her first novel, was published in 1967 by Viking.

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