The Pigman Webquest
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 New York City boroughs.
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6. What are some famous NYC landmarks you have heard of before?
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1960s Statistics: Use these two links to complete the following table.
Facts about the 1960s
Facts about the 1990s
Question 7 (Table)
US Population
1960
1990
People
National Debt
Unemployed
Average
Salary
Minimum
Wage
Fads and Fashions
The Sixties - Fashion
8. What was the biggest difference in how people dressed at the beginning compared to the end of the
1960s?
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Music
Groovy 60s
The Sixties - Music
9. What types of music and dance were popular in the 1960s? _______________________________________
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Historic Events
The Sixties - History
10. Name 3 US leaders who were assassinated during the 1960s.
1. ___________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________
Groovy 60s
11. During what year did Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver the famous “I have a dream” speech? ____________
12. During what year did American begin protesting the war in Vietnam? ____________
13. What year was the first Civil Rights bill passed into legislation? ____________
14. What year did an American first walk on the moon? ____________
Predict: Use the information from the webquest to predict the central conflict of the novel The Pigman.
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