The World of The Outsiders
https://sites.google.com/site/theoutsiders1960swebquest/part-1---individual
Hairstyles, Clothing and Cars
Please follow the directions below exactly. This involves opening a web link, copying a picture of some other
information and pasting it into a Microsoft word document.
1. Use the following links to find a picture of a madras shirt:
http://www.styleforum.net/t/157242/the-madras-shirt-thread
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/fashion/1960s-fashion-pants.htm
Paste the picture in your word document and then write 2 characteristics of madras under the picture.
2. Search the following sites for a picture of a 50’s/60’s male pompadour.
http://www.beauty-and-the-bath.com/mens-pompadour-hairstyle.htm
Type “Men’s Pompadour” in the search box on the left. Scroll down under the box of links and click the
first link result from the search. Paste the picture in your word document.
Then, use the Google Search Engine to search for the names of 2 famous people from the 1960’s that wore
pompadours and list them under your image.
3. Use the following links to find pictures of a Corvair, a Mustang, and a Corvette. Paste and label each
picture and answer the question for each under the photo.
http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Corvair/
What was the date that the last Corvair was produced?
http://www.mustangdreams.com/mdconvert.htm
Where would you be most likely to see a 1960’s Mustang today
http://www.67stingray.com/history.htm
In what year was the Corvette Stingray introduced?
4. Use the Google Search Engine to search for a picture of a ‘young’ Paul Newman. Paste the picture in
your word document and write a brief (1 sentence) description of who he was and what he did.
Lifestyle and Culture of the 1960’s
Use the Resources below to complete the following tasks:
1. List 5 musical acts that were popular during the early to mid 1960’s.
2. List 5 popular T.V. shows from the 1960’s.
3. Write the names of two presidents in the 1960’s.
4. Find the prices of 6 commonly used items in the 1960’s.
5. List the 5 popular toys from the 1960’s.
6. Read about greasers and write a brief summary of the 1950’s/1960’s greaser subculture.
7. What are the “Three R’s of gang culture?
8. List 5 reasons why teenagers would join a gang.
9. List 5 slang words with their definitions.
10. List 3 major world events from the 1960’s.
Resources:
Greaser Subculture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greaser (subculture)
50s and 60s Toys
http://www.his-forever.com/50s_toys.htm
60’s Fashion
http://www.fifitiesweb.com/fashion/1960/1960s-fashion-pants.htm
http://www.fashion-era.com/the_1960s_mini.htm
60s Slang
http://cougartown.com/slang-dict1.html
1960s Gangs
http://www.prairieview.net/Gangs%201.htm
http://www.gangsorus.com/gang_history.html
TV in the 1960s
http://www.tvparty.com/fall1.html
1960s Timeline
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1960s.html
World Events
http://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/dsn/history/1960s.html
60s Pop Music
http://www.popculturemadness.com/Music/Pop-Modern/1960.html
http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_songs60s.html
History
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4993
Facts & Events
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1960s.html
http://www.auroraontheweb.com/east66/1966/66econ.html
http://www.wgeneration.com/1960.html
Use the resources above (web site links) to define the following:
1. Paul Newman
2. Corvair
3. madras
4. Will Rogers
5. the cooler
6. savvy
7. the fuzz
8. chessy cat
9. weed
10. groggy
11. booze-hound
12. snooker
13. Perry Mason
14. pickled
15. Hank Williams
16. Premonition
17. doggedly
18. Great Expectations by Dickens
19. Gone with the Wind
20. Greasers
21. rumbles
22. side burns
23. Elvis Presley
24. Heaters
25. gallant
26. drive-in movie theaters
27. drive in restaurants
28. tuff
29. Mustangs
30. Mickey Mouse
31. thug
32. JD