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3b,
1.3d) SWBAT
analyze how pop
culture impacted
U.S. society in the
50s/60s.
Given an exit card,
SWBAT: (80% acc)
Answer 4 MC
questions & write
a SEEC paragraph
that analyzes:
popular culture
and it impact in
the 1950s
T-EQ: How did
popular culture
impact U.S. Society
during the 1950s?
Warm-Up
Perhaps no phenomenon shaped American life in the 1950s more
thanTELEVISION. At the end of World War II, the television was
a toy for only a few thousand wealthy Americans. Just 10 years
later, nearly two-thirds of American households had a television.
Unpacking Objective
with skill and E.Q.
society
Analyze tojudgeordeterminethesignificance,worth,or
qualityof;assess:
Title: Popular Culture in the 1950s (TV, Cars, and the Beat
Movement)
Rock-n-Roll
Car Culture
Beat Movement
Rise of Television
Observations
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1950s Culture
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Impact on Society
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Observations
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1950s Culture
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Impact on Society
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ratings charts.
Observations
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1950s Culture
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Impact on Society
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Observations
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1950s Culture
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Impact on Society
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Observations
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1950s Culture
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Commercials: Selling
through the Screen
Commercials: Selling
through the Screen
Observations
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1950s Culture
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Impact on Society
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The News
Criticism
America
No references to poverty,
women
Threats to Hollywood?
Family oriented.
Conservative, with high
Family oriented.
TWS:
Compare/Contrast:
Obedient
to her husband.
Obey authority.
Control their emotions.
Dont make waves and fit in with the group.
Avoid sex and sexual contact until marriage.
Prepare for college or careers (males) / Prepare for marriage (females)
TWS Analyze the five items above. Which do you think were the least
favorite to teens in the 1950s? Explain and Justify your response!
CHALLENGE! Compare the above items within the context of modern
teens. How doe they differ? Compare?
Rock n Roll
Rock n Roll
Skills Practice
Use the image above to complete the sentence stem for the
Inference Statement regarding the defiance in the 1950s:
Peer Evaluation: 1 pt Stem; 2 points specific evidence; 2 pts logical inference
Exemplar:
Based upon _________________, I can infer that the social
Based
upon the
of youngconsisted
people of different
races hanging out smoking,
defiance
of group
the 1950s
of ________________________.
drinking and playing music, I can infer that the social defiance of the 1950s
consisted of racial acceptance, obsessions with rock n roll music and using
The Beat
Movement
TWS: Evaluate
1. Based on your knowledge of
the 50s, how effective do
you feel this movement was
in redefining social norms of
the 1950s? Justify.
2. CHALLENGE! Analyze the
quote. What do you think
Look Magazines message
would be today? Explain!
Interactive Note
Taking
Closure
2 minutes