March 28, 2018 Out for Stamp: Take out: Agenda: Peer edit 1950s Conformity Skills: Learning Target (I can…): Describe conformity the problems it created in the 1950s Upcoming Dates 3/28: Rough Draft in class 4/2: Final draft in class/Tii 4/3: 1950s Test

Rough Draft Peer Edit Is their thesis placed appropriately and is their so what clear? Does the intro have a hook and appropriate context? Do their BTS’s have a clear argument? Is their evidence fully explained and appropriately integrated? Is their analysis supported with specific examples/evidence? Does it connect to the BTS and the thesis statement? Could they give more? Do they have appropriate transitions? Does their conclusion restate their thesis and synthesize their information?

What are some of the expectations you face in today’s society? Warm Up 3/28 (#7) What are some of the expectations you face in today’s society?

1950s Gender Expectations Women Take care of home Raise perfect children Always look your best Support your husband https://youtu.be/i5SZ5UcmROY https://youtu.be/oaYWDCF7Z7w

https://youtu.be/i5SZ5UcmROY https://youtu.be/oaYWDCF7Z7w

1950s Gender Expectations Men Make good money Have a nice house and nice car Get married and have a family Be a man!

What happened if you didn’t conform? Were they really happy? Why can social conformity be such a problem?

What are some examples of counterculture in our society? Warm Up 3/29 (#8) A counterculture is a way of life that goes against the social norm. What are some examples of counterculture in our society?

March 29, 2018 Out for Stamp: Take out: Agenda: Nonconformity The Other America Skills: Document Analysis Learning Target (I can…): Analyze the different forms of nonconformity in the 1950s. Upcoming Dates 4/2: Final draft in class/Tii 4/3: 1950s Test

The Other America Book written by Michael Harrington exposing the widespread poverty still experienced in America Public shocked by pervasiveness of problem Generated discussion on government responsibility to address inequality How could they not see it?

The Other America Hard to define What did poverty mean? Many were old or very young so they stayed where they were. Cheap goods made hiding poverty easier Racism! Segregation Different areas/neighborhoods in town Migrant farm workers

The Other America Move to the suburbs left many behind in inner cities Didn’t see it because they didn’t live there anymore Housing Act of 1949 and the “Projects” Slums torn down for urban renewal efforts Not enough new low income housing built to replace those torn down Many left homeless or packed into overpopulated and uncompleted “projects” creating new slums American Indians abandoned

1950s Nonconformity Read Summertime Blues by Eddie Cochran and record in bubble what you think he is trying to say. Listen to I Am Waiting. What is the author trying to say? What is his message? https://youtu.be/F2JvdcbkgtY

1950s Nonconformity How do these go against what we know about social conformity in the 1950s?

1950s Nonconformity in Art

1950s Nonconformity in Art

1950s Nonconformity in Art Why made these paintings nonconformist? What do you think their purpose was?

1950s Nonconformity in Film Rebel Without a Cause Blackboard Jungle The Wild Ones https://youtu.be/0COQv9HLtMo https://youtu.be/vw8X_WQUsIM

1950s Nonconformity in Lit Read the excerpts from On the Road, The Feminine Mystique and Catcher in the Rye. Answer in the box how they reflect the 1950s counterculture.