Week of May 8-12

Monday- Work on decades project

Tuesday- 50's decade presentation

Popular music
1. Peggy Sue- Buddy Holly
2. Come Go with Me- Del Vikings
3. Jailhouse Rock- Elvis Presley
Popular Movies
1. All About Eve- 1950
2. A Streetcar Named Desire- 1951
3. High Noon- 1952
4. Shane- 1953
5. Dial M for Murder- 1954
6. To Catch a thief-1955
7. The Searchers-1956
Television Shows
1. I Love Lucy
2. Gunsmoke
3. The Rifleman
4. Laramie
5. Have Gun, Will Travel
Basic Facts
1. Gas
  1. 1950- $0.15
  2. 1959- $0.25
2. Car
  1. $1,511
3. Average Rent
  1. $75.00
4. Average Income
  1. $3,216
5. Postage Stamp
  1. $0.03
Interesting Facts
1. RCA- first colored television program
2. Elvis Presley was introduced to radio listeners on July 8, 1953
3. First nuclear submarine launched on January 21, 1954
Fashion-Women
1. feminine look
2. unpadded, natural, rounded shoulders
3. natural waistlines
4. full skirts
5. blouses
6. long, narrow skirts
7. handbags and gloves
8. jewelry
9. hair was short
Fashion-Men
1. clean cut
2. Short hair
3. pressed, well fitted suits
4. wide brimmed Panama hats
5. Straw hats
Fashion-teens and children
1. Girls
  1. Much of the same fashions as adult women
  2. ponytails
  3. jeans
2. Boys
  1. clean cut
  2. short hair
  3. pants or jeans
  4. t-shirts
  5. collared shirts
  6. sweaters
  7. short jackets
  8. white socks and black shoes
Fads
1. Hula Hoop
2. 3-D movies
3. Poodle skirts
4. coonskin hats
Inventions
1. hula hoop
2. phone answering machines
3. superglue
4. Mr.Potato Head
5. Bar code
6. credit card
7. TV remote
Historical events
1. McCarthy Communist "Witch Hunt"-1950
2. Churchill is elected back into office as UK prime minister-1951
3. Polio vaccine-1952
4. DNA discovered- 1953
5. Stalin dies-1953
6. Discovered that cigarettes cause cancer- 1954
7. Montgomery Bus Boycott
  1. Rosa Parks
  2. staged
8. Launch of Sputnik- Space Age- 1957
9. NASA founded- 1958
10. Castro becomes dictator of Cuba- 1958
Brown vs Board of Education
1. case that got rid of segregation
22nd amendment passed
1. no more than 2 terms

Wednesday- No school

Thursday- work on semester tests

Friday-

1990's decade presentation

Popular Music
1. N SYNC
2. Backstreet Boys
3. Eminem
4. Will Smith
5. Billy Ray Cyrus
6. Brooks & Dunn
Movies and TV
1. Forrest Gump
2. Home Alone
3. Lion King
4. Titanic
5. Toy Story
6. Saving Private Ryan
7. Aladdin
Fads
1. Beanie Babies
2. Bleached Hair
3. Fanny Packs
4. Giga Pets/Tamagotchi
5. Piercings and Tattoos
Cold War came to an end
Presidential Elections
1. 1988-1992
  1. George Bush
2. 1992-1996
  1. Bill Clinton
3. 1996-2000
  1. Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton lies under oath about having an affair with an employee
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990
Civil Rights Act of 1991
Fashion
1. Worn out jeans, flannel shirts
2. Overalls
3. Big t-shirts and long shorts
4. Tapered pants
5. Turtleneck sweaters
6. Mullets were stylish for a couple years
7. Hip hop artist fashion became mainstream
8. Industrial and military styles in mid 90's, camo pants
9. Late 90's rave culture, looking rich, name brand designers
Persian Gulf War
1. 1990
  1. Iraq invaded small country near it - Kuwait
  2. US sends troops to Saudi Arabia
  3. US frees Kuwait
  4. Did not invade Iraq

1960's Decade Presentation

Music
1. Age of Rock, R&B, and Fold music
2. Political statements
3. Psychedelic Hippie Music
4. Rock outdoor festivals
5. The Beatles dominated most top musical charts
Movies
1. Spartacus
2. Breakfast at Tiffany's
3. West Side Story
4. 101 Dalmatians
5. To Kill a Mockingbird
6. Mary Poppins
7. The Sound of Music
8. Bonnie and Clyde
9. The Jungle Book
TV Shows
1. The Twilight Zone
2. Star Trek
3. The Andy Griffith Show

Blogs

Week of May 8-12

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