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- 11th
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Students listen to, A Simple Desultory Philippic, by Simon and Garfunkel, then complete a WebQuest based on the song and the people depicted in it. They research and select a character from the song and create a poster depicting the 1960's person. Full Review »
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- 6th - 7th
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Students use the World Wide Web, contact people, and use other sources to create an I-Search paper dealing with an aspect of the decade of the 1960's. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explain how the characteristics and issues of the 1960s were reflected in works of art and music. They identify changes in the United States that have resulted from the Civil Rights movement and analyze its effect on the culture. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students, in groups, research a specific decade from the second half of the twentieth century. They dramatize a New Year's Eve television broadcast from their chosen decade. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students utilize interviewing skills of an historian to research the time period of the 1970's. They use prior knowledge of the 1960's to explain the mood of the country in the 1970's. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students determine that history is a field of study that can help them understand themselves and the people around them. By reading sources by and about people with many of the same interests and concerns that they have and learning to see how these issues were dealt with differently at different historical times, they discover that history shapes people's lives and that people shape the changes in history. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students engage in a professional development workshop for teachers in the delivery of curriculum about the era of the 1960's. The emphasis of the workshop is using popular culture of the time in order to launch investigations that are student centered and highly engaging. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students discuss the cultural and social aspects of the 1960's. They choose a person, event, or area involved with in the decade. They research the topic and present their research in a brochure, flyer, newsletter, or powerpoint presentation using the appropriate technology. Full Review »
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- 5th - 11th
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Students explore the music of the 1960's and how it contributed to the opinions of various groups of people. Students discuss the feelings of alienation experienced by many during this period and how music bonded them together as well as changed the mood of the groups. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students study the various political and social changes affecting Civil Rights movements of the 1960's. They focus on the more radical American Indian Movement (AIM) and discuss the causes and consequences of its development. They compare the issues of the 60's to current issues faced by Native Americans of today. Full Review »
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