The Pigman Web quest
Name _________________
About Paul Zindel …Use page 2 of this link: Pigman Study Guide
1. WHEN was Paul Zindel born? __________________________
2. WHERE was Paul Zindel born? _________________________
3. What career did Paul Zindel have before becoming a writer? _________________
4. According the critics on page 4, who is Paul Zindel’s audience? _________________
Setting … Pigman Study Guide
5. When and where does the novel The Pigman take place? ____________________
Use page 4 to label your map of the NYC boroughs.
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10. What are some famous NYC
landmarks you have heard of before?
List as many as you know.
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1960s Statistics: Use this link to complete the following table.
US Population
List three major events for each decade.
1960
2010
19. Total National Debt (as of 4/30/2019) _______________________________________
20. Nat’l Avg. Wage Index or Salary ___________________ 21. Minimum Wage for NC _________________
Fads and Fashions
The Sixties - Fashion
23. What was the biggest difference in how people dressed at the beginning compared to the end of the
1960s?
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Music
The Sixties - Music
24. Name three popular songs from the 60s. List artist and song title.
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Historic Events
The Sixties - History
Name 2 US leaders who were assassinated during the 1960s.
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1960s Timeline
27. During what year did Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver the famous “I have a dream” speech? ____________
28. During what year did Americans begin protesting the war in Vietnam? (Hint: This is also the year the U.S.
begins to send troops to Vietnam) ____________
29. What year was the first Civil Rights bill passed into legislation? ____________
30. What year did an American first walk on the moon? ____________
Teen Life Then (1960) vs. Now 2019
Fill in the three-column chart with information about teen life then and now.
1960s Teens
Both
2019 Teens
Predict: Use the information from this web quest to make TWO predictions about the novel The Pigman.
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