DAY 1 Research LA class
Name: _____________________________ Period ________
THE OUTSIDERS WEB QUESTIONS
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Use the sites and links to answer the following questions.
http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
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How much would an item costing $5 in 1966 cost today?
http://www.bbhq.com/boomeryr.htm
When was the “Miranda Ruling” issued?
2.
http://www.1966vwbeetle.com/1966majornewsevents.htm
3.
What happened on August 5, 1966?
http://classic-tv.com/ratings/1965-1966-tv-show-ratings.html
4.
What was the #1 television show in 1966?
#3 show?
#5 show?
http://www.tvparty.com/fall3.html
5.
List three television shows from 1966 that you might be interested in watching
today.
(1)
(2)
(3)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000056/filmoyear
6.
List the movies in 1966 starring Paul Newman.
http://www.imdb.com/search/title?year=1966,1966&title_type=feature&sort=moviemeter,asc
7.
What was the #1 movie in 1966?
http://66ford.fordregistries.com/Billboard%20Top%20100%20Songs%20For%201966.htm
8.
What was the #5 song in 1966?
#6 song?
#53 song?
#80 song?
http://www.paperpast.com/html/1960_fashion.html
9.
How do fashions from 1966 differ from today’s fashion? (2 points - Write at least
three sentences.)
DAY 10
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
After you have read The Outsiders, click on the link below.
http://www.sehinton.com/bio.html
Read the biography of S.E. Hinton, author of The Outsiders, at the above site. List five
interesting facts about the author.
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