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Peace, Prosperity, and Progress: 1950’s Culture

Peace, Prosperity, and Progress: 1950’s Culture. Students examine the events occurring in the years after World War II and reflect on how the United States changed in the time of prosperity and progress . GRAB A 1950S CULTRE SHEET FROM THE FRONT TABLE, A TEXTBOOK, AND YOUR NOTEBOOK!.

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Peace, Prosperity, and Progress: 1950’s Culture

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  1. Peace, Prosperity, and Progress: 1950’s Culture Students examine the events occurring in the years after World War II and reflect on how the United States changed in the time of prosperity and progress. GRAB A 1950S CULTRE SHEET FROM THE FRONT TABLE, A TEXTBOOK, AND YOUR NOTEBOOK!

  2. Your life in the 1950s… • Scenario: • You are married and your family just moved in to a beautiful house in the suburbs. Based on what you know of the 1950s so far, create a life for yourself… be prepared to answer the following: • Where have you moved from? • What do you do for a living? • How many kids do you have? NOTE: Make sure your answers are appropriate for the time period. Remember that most women stayed home during this era, and men often commuted to the city.)

  3. Photograph Analysis • What are some interesting things you see in this collage of photographs? • What don’t you see in the collage? • In your notebooks… • List three generalizations you can make about this period from looking at these images. For each generalization, include at least one specific detail from the photograph that led you to it. • Write three questions that these photographs raise about the period.

  4. Share Share your response with the class. Students will examine different photographs that reveal what life was like for many Americans in the years after World War II. Students will read to learn more about this time and will attend a neighborhood block party, where they mingle with new “neighbors” and share what they have learned about current events.

  5. Setting up Your Notebook • Cut out the photographs from your handout. • Tape the photographs onto four blank pages in your notebook, with three images per page.

  6. Summarizing Your Assigned Topic 1. You will be assigned a number that corresponds with the aspect of 1950s culture you will research. 2. Read the subsection you have been assigned. 3. Find the photograph in your notebook that corresponds with your reading and write a headline above it that captures the main idea of what is happening in the image. 4. Next to the image write at least three main points from your reading, making sure to use the terms you have been assigned.

  7. Reading Assignments #1: The Eisenhower Era Begins (pg. 845) #2: Servicemen’s Readjustment Act (pg. 840) #3: The Booming Economy (pg. 847-849) #4: Women’s Roles (pg. 850) #5: The Baby Boom & Advances in Medicine and Childcare (pg. 849-850) #6: Suburban Lifestyle (pg. 849) #7: America Takes the Road (pg. 852) #8: The Rise of Television (pg. 859) #9: Rock ‘n Roll (pg. 861-863) #10: The Beat Movement (pg. 861)

  8. Mingling at the Block Party For each new neighbor you approach, do the following… • Greet your neighbor with an enthusiastic, “Howdy, Neighbor!” Ask your neighbor some getting-to-know you questions: • Where have you moved from? • What do you do for a living? • How many kids do you have? NOTE: Make sure your answers are appropriate for the time period. Remember that most women stayed home during this era, and men often commuted to the city.) • Begin a discussion of current news, using your notes for your assigned topic. Start your conversation with one of these conversation starters: -So, have you heard about the latest development? -I was reading the paper this morning when I saw a this story on… -This morning, the television reporter said that… • Share the idea of your assigned topic. • As your neighbor begins to discuss his or her current news, locate the image in your notebook that corresponds with that topic. Jot down key points to the story next to the image. • Once your conversation with your neighbor has ended, take a moment to write your own headline above the image to summarize this story. • Find a new neighbor from a different group to converse with and repeat these steps.

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