Greasers and Socs- Life in the 1960s!

by Susie Rogers, ELA 5th-8th

Talk about the good ole’ days or wait…..were they really? Before the 7th grade class began the classic novel, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, students were required to research different aspects of life in the 1960s. Areas such as fashion, slang, events, cars, music, television, and statistics were explored and then presented to the class. With a better understanding of the culture, language, and classes during that time period, the students were able to grasp the significances of the two divisions, and how, for all of their differences, both groups always had a view of the sunset.