THE OUTSIDERS BY S E HINTON Welcome 1960

THE OUTSIDERS BY S. E. HINTON Welcome: 1960 s Flashback: Into the World of The Outsiders Description: This project encourages students to explore the 1960 s by providing them with important background information for understanding the context of The Outsiders.

• Published The Outsiders in 1967 at the age of 17 (Began writing it at 15). • The story was inspired by a real-life event at Hinton’s high school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. • The Outsiders is widely considered the first realistic young-adult novel. • Other Hinton books include Rumble Fish, Tex, and That Was Then, This is Now. http: //www. sehinton. com/ Susan Eloise Hinton

https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=BGLG z. RXY 5 Bw&list=PL 9 c. Zf_sidpnrp. RDlm. Ai. LJa. Ftz. Hp. D 7 a. FY Click on the link. What is the name of the song? Who sings it? Hello! You are about to travel back in time to world very different from that which you live in today. It was a simpler time, before video games, cell phones, or even computers. Although the 1960's were very different from what you are used to growing up with, you will probably be surprised at how well you can relate to, understand, and even learn from the characters in S. E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders. You will explore everything from 60's music and fashion to government, cars and even gang life.

What was it like living in the 1960's? � � Your task is to gain knowledge of the early 1960's culture in order to better understand connect with the characters in The Outsiders. Using the websites provided on the next page, you will be asked to explore all aspects of the 60 s. This process will take some time, as you will be asked to do some investigative work finding specific facts and details about important people, events, and activities of the decade.

Lyndon Baines Johnson is president. #1 Television Show. A first-class stamp cost 5 cents. U. S. Population: 198 million World population: 3. 5 billion The Beatles Popular movie

Follow the directions below and get ready to have some fun! PART 1 � Use the following links to find a picture of a madras shirt. http: //www. styleforum. net/showthread. php? t=157242 ; http: //www. fiftiesweb. com/fashion/1960 s-fashion-pants. htm � Watch the link video to see pictures of a 50's/60's male pompadour. http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Wp. GKW 6 Lhshw � Use the following links to find pictures of a Corvair and a Mustang. http: //oldcarandtruckpictures. com/Corvair/ http: //www. mustangdreams. com/mdconvert. htm � Use the link below to research Paul Newman: http: //www. biography. com/people/paul-newman-9422564

Cars Here are two cars that are mentioned in The Outsiders. The Covair is the first car mentioned in the book. Chevy Corvair 1965 Ford Mustang

PART 2: Now, use the website links below to complete the following tasks: List 5 popular T. V. shows from the 1960’s. http: //www. tvparty. com/fall 1. html � List 3 major world events from the 1960's. http: //www. wgeneration. com/1960. html �

Music and Film Here are some images of popular artists and movies. Elvis Presley The Beatles Beach movies The Beach Boys Paul Newman

What is a Greaser? About the Greasers The greasers were poorer than the Socs or the Middle Class. They were wilder, too. When a Soc or Middle Class person saw a greaser, they immediately thought dirty troublemaker. If you actually got to meet them they were nice, kind, caring people. They loved to hang out in gangs, but their kinds of gangs were a group of friends. Their gangs were like their families. The Greasers gangs were always there for them and cared about each other, they always had each other’s backs. The Socs were always drinking and jumping the greasers. The greasers also loved to go and watch movies at the drive in.

Symbols The switchblade represents strength and power. The Greasers felt safer when carrying this to protect themselves.

The cigarette is a symbol commonly seen in the book as well. Many of the Greasers started smoking at an early age. It made them feel older and helped them fit into their group. Later it became a way of passing time and keeping calm.

Socs (pronounced So-sh) The blue Mustang represents the upper class Socs. It stands for money, power and authority. The rings are a symbol of wealth.

Do you know 1960’s SLANG?

fuzz Watch out, the fuzz is after us! broad heater When did you start carrying a heater? rank That band you like is rank!

tuff hood A 1967 Mustang is one tuff car. The hoods cause trouble at night. cancer stick Pass me a cancer stick, Johnny.

jumped He got jumped by three guys. rumble hacked off I was hacked off at my parents. pickled He got really pickled! There was a big rumble at the park. (under the influence)

Now that you have immersed yourself in the 1960's culture, you are ready to dive into the world of The Outsiders. . .