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OE Dunckel
Mr.Koponen
7th
Decade Project
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Assignment
Information:
We will be in the Media Center to research life in a particular decade
of the 20th century. We will use this information for the personal narrative essay
you will be writing and you may find this information useful for other classes.
You should find facts about the following
categories about a particular decade of the 20th century:
 | Entertainment (movies, movie stars, music,
television shows, books that were popular)
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 | Fashions (what people wore, what a particular
outfit meant)
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 | Games (what sports tems were hot, what board
games were popular)
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 | New inventions of your decade
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 | Prices for various items (food, gasoline, a
variety of products)
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 | Scientific breakthroughs (how did science
excel in your decade)
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 | Fads (what was "hot"; What was not?)
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 | What things are people still doing today that
were just as popular in your decade -- things that may just surprise you.
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 | What schools were like
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Mrs. Schroeder will give you some hints on where
to begin a search for this information. Likewise, she will talk about the best ways
to organize your information. Listen to her as she knows what she's talking about!
Other great resources:
 | Farmington Community Library
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 | People who grew up in the decade - relatives
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 | TV shows and movies set in your decade
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You should keep track of the materials you use
because you must know which fact came from which resource. Be sure to record
bibliographic information. That means record the following for each source used:
| Book: |
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Magazine Article: |
 | Author |
 | Title |
 | Place of publication |
 | Publisher |
 | Page of reference |
 | Copyright date |
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 | Author |
 | Article Title / Magazine Title |
 | Date |
 | Volume and number of the magazine |
 | Page of reference |
 | Pages of entire article in the magazine. |
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If you inteview someone to gather
information, write down who you interviewed and the date of the interview. You
will be given a grade based on the organizations of your resarch and the quality of the
time you spent working on the research. |
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Our Print Resources:
[FH = Farmington Hills] [FA = Farmington] [REF = Reference Collection] |
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Title
American Chronicle
American Decades: 1950-1959
American Decades: 1970-1979
Articles On American Literature
Baseball Memories
Chronicle of the 20th Century
Costume Reference: 1950 To Present Day
The Fabulous Century... (1900-1970)
Fashions (Video)
Fashions of a decade
Newsreels Of The 1950's [Video]
Our Century - 1950-1960
The Rock And Roll Movie Encyclopedia...
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
The Unforgettable Fifties-- the Newsreels
(Videos)
Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers
(Video)
What We Wore... Women's Clothing |
Call
Number
Ref 973.9G
973.92A
Ref 973.92A
016.81L
796.357O
Ref 909.82 C
391S
917.3T
Videos- Documentary
391.009B
Videos
J917.30
791.34M
Ref 973.921 S
Videos- Documentary
Videos -History
928W |
Location
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FH & FA
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Children's FH
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