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Evaluation
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The Roles:
Biographer:
Your job is to find information on the author of the novel S.E. Hinton. Some guiding questions for research are:
What do the initials “S.E.” stand for?
Why does the author only use initials?
How old was the author when the novel The Outsiders was published?
What are some other titles written by this author?
Are there movies based on the novels? If so, which ones?
Where did the author grow up?
Why did the author start writing?
Why does the author mostly use male protagonists?
What happened after the first novel was published?
What does the author do today?
http://www.sehinton.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._E._Hinton
http://aboutsehinton.com/
Political Analyst:
Your job is to find information on the political events occurring in the 1960’s. Some guiding questions for research are:
What are some of the major political events that were happening in the 1960’s?
How did these events affect the country?
Who was President?
Was there a war? If so, with who? How did people feel about it?
http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade60.html
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0005251.html
http://www.enotes.com/peoples-chronology/year-1960
http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/decade/1960.htm#war
http://library.thinkquest.org/27942/indexf.htm
Civil Rights Activist:
Your job is to find information on the Civil Rights Movement. Some guiding questions for research are:
What was happening with civil rights in the 1960’s?
Who was involved?
Name some specific incidents and their outcomes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_Rights_Movement_(1955-1968)
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112391/civil_rights_leaders.htm
http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65/
Sociologist:
Your job is to find information on life in the 1960’s. Some guiding questions for research are:
What T.V. shows were popular?
What are some clothing fads from the 1960’s?
What music was popular in the 1960’s?
What cars were popular in the 1960’s?
What type of slang was used? What did it mean?
What new types of food came out in the 1960’s?
What was happening in the world of sports?
What new technology emerged?
http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade60.html
http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/decade/1960.htm
http://www.1960sflashback.com
http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/sixties/
