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With your table groups, explore the following websites and answer the questions about 1950s.
The Catcher in the Rye Pre-reading Scavenger Hunt
Use the links that appear below each question to answer the questions.
I.) Banned Books
1.) Why would a book be banned/challenged?
http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/aboutbannedbooks/index.cfm
2.) Where is Catcher on the list?
3.) What is first case of Catcher being banned?
http://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/classics/reasons
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4.) Name 5 more detailed instances of Catcher being banned:
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5.) What are some of the reasons that Catcher is banned?
II. THE 1950’S
1. Explore the fashion trends for men, women and children during the 1950s. What do you notice? How
does it differ from today’s clothing?
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/fashion/fashion-w.htm
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2. What was life like for teens in the 1950s? Would you have fit in? Explain.
http://www.loti.com/fifties_history/Teenage_Life_in_the_1950s.htm
3. List 5 slang words used in the 50’s and their definitions.
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/fashion/slang.htm
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4. Explore the culture of “prep schools,” using the following link to advertisements for such schools from
the 1950s. What do you notice?
http://www.ehow.com/info_7988082_prep-schools-1950s.html
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