The Outsiders Webquest

Welcome to the 1960s!

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Your Task...As you go through this quest, answer each corresponding question in a Word doc or on lined paper. You will be working on this quest in groups of Socs or Greasers. Where indicated, answer the question as a group of Socs or Greasers would answer.

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1. The Author :Who is S.E. Hinton? When was The Outsiders first published? How old was the author when the novel was written?

http://www.sehinton.com/

http://www.notablebiographies.com/He-Ho/Hinton-S-E.html

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2. The Economy :What can you tell me about the economy in 1966? How have the prices of homes, gas & food changed?If you are a Soc, what types of products would you buy? What would you buy if you are a Greaser?

http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

http://www.auroraontheweb.com/east66/1966/66econ.html

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3. Fashion :What was fashion like in the 1960s? What is a madras shirt? If you are a Soc, how would you look? If you are a Greaser?

http://www.gentlemansgazette.com/madras-guide-shirts-pants-history-where-to-buy/

http://indiancreekschools.org/ichs/dept/library/html/Library.htm

http://www.ivy-style.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/saks-madras.jpg

Elvis Pompadour Hairstyle

Group wearing Madras Shirts

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4. Events :What was going on in the world in the 1960s? More specifically, what was going on in the United States?

http://www.bbhq.com/boomeryr.htm

http://www.1966vwbeetle.com/1966majornewsevents.htm

http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade60.html

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5. Music :What kind of music was popular in 1966?Who was Elvis Presley, Hank Williams and who were The Beatles?As a Soc, what type of music do you like? What do you Greasers like?http://66ford.fordregistries.com/Billboard%20Top%20100% 20Songs%20For%201966.htm

http://www.elvis.com/

http://www.thebeatles.com/

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0930729/bio

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6. Elvis :Why do you think the Greaser's enjoyed the music of Elvis? Do you think he influenced their fashion?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWgprZu4Hk4

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7. The Beatles :Why do you think the Socs' loved The Beatles? Watch the crowd in this video. What fashion trends do you see?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtFm6yLOmL0

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8. Movies :Describe a drive-in theater and explain why they might be so appealing to the characters in The Outsiders.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRfgolxV6CY

9. Movie Stars :Who is Paul Newman and explain why you think PonyBoy admires him so much?

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000056/bio

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10. Cars :

Describe a Corvair and a Mustang.What type of car do you Soc’s like? What type do you Greasers like?Mustangs: http://www.mustangdreams.com/mdconvert.htm

Corvairs: http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Corvair/

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11. Smoking :What are Kools?Why do you think more people smoked in the 1960s?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqONtaRHbgI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-y_N4u0uRQ

12. Reform School :

What is Reform School?http://people.howstuffworks.com/reformation-info.htm

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13. Business :What was the DX?Soc’s, why might you be at the DX? Greasers, why might you be there?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7225206@N06/634185486/http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_potter_2000/4744098567/

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14. Robert Frost :Who was Robert Frost?Read the poem Nothing Gold can Stay. Why do you think this is a poem that Ponyboy would like?Remember this poem as Ponyboy will recite it later in the book.http://www.internal.org/Robert_Frost http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/19977

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Web Quest - Rubric

Exceptional Admirable Developing Needs Improvement

Use of Internet (Links

Provided)

Successfully uses suggested Internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance. 20

Usually able to use suggested Internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance. 17

Occasionally able to use suggested Internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance. 15

Needs assistance or supervision to use a l l suggested Internet links and/or to navigate within these sites. 12

Web Quests Tasks

Completed

All areas of the project were addressed and handled with a high degree of sophistication. Project is interesting and completed. 20

The project is only partially completed. The project submitted demonstrates a great deal of thought. (Between 75% and 100% complete) 17

The project is only partially completed. The project submitted demonstrates a moderate level of thought. (Between 50% and 75% complete) 15

The project is incomplete, and/or it is apparent that little effort went into the development of the project, and/or project is less than 50% complete. 12

Mastery of Material

Exhibitedunderstanding of key questions and raised new ones worth pursuing. 20

Exhibited basicunderstanding of key questions. 17

Exhibited some understanding of key questions. 15

Exhibit little understanding of keyquestions. 12

Time Use

Classroom time was used to work on the project.Conversations were not disruptive and focused on the work. 20

Classroom time was used to work on the project the majority of the time.Conversations were not disruptive and focused on the work. 17

Classroom time was used to work on the project the majority of the time, but conversations often were disruptive or did not focus on the work. 15

The Student did not use classroom time to work on the project the majority of the time and/or was highly disruptive. 12

Grammar, Format, and

Spelling

The final body of work was free of grammar, spelling, and formatting errors. 20

The final body of work had 1-2 errors related to grammar, spelling, and formatting errors. 17

The final body of work had 3-5 grammar, spelling, and formatting errors. 15

The final body of work had major grammar, spelling, and formatting errors. 12

Total Points Possible = 100