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6^th Grade 1950’s Presentation

You will have time to research and work on a presentation for the 1950’s. You will be broken down into groups of two to do research on an assigned topic. You and your partner will do a presentation on Friday.

Subjects are as follows:

1. Food in the 1950’s
2. Music in the 1950’s
3. Fashion in the 1950’s
4. Cars in the 1950’s
5. Technology in the 1950’s
6. Events in the 1950’s
7. Slang in the 1950's

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To follow are some websites that can be of help:

1) Food-1950's

Fast Food is Born

1950's Food Prices

2) Music-1950's

Music of 1950's

American Music 1950's

3) Fashion-1950's

Fashion 1950's

Fashion in the 1950's

4) Cars-1950's

Cars from Yesteryear

Hubcap Cafe

5) Technology-1950's

Technology 1950's

American Decade

6) Events-1950's

1950's Events

World Events

7) Slang-1950's

Hepcat Guide to Slang

50's Slang

Grading Rubric

30%    Written paper

30%     Visual Aid

30%      Both Partners Speaking

10%        How well you work together