Instructor:
Ms.Hiderr
English 98/98R
Assignment
Pre-Reading Research and Discussion for Motorcycle Ride on
the Sea of Tranquility.
Your research assignment
Soon the class will begin reading Motorcycle Ride on the Sea
of Tranquility. Much of the story takes place in 1969, so in
preparation for the reading, the class will be place in groups
and asked to do a bit of research on one of five topics
connected with the 1960’s and early 1970’s. Two groups will
research each topic. Students must make notes from the
information they find on their topic then as a group, students
need to develop a three-minute presentation that will be given
to the entire class. The presentations will be given in the
English 98R. The following are the five topics:
1) The Vietnam War
(When did it start? How did it end? What did
people think about the draft? What was fighting in Vietnam like?
What happened when the soldiers came home? Describe the
antiwar movement.)
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"The Sixties in
America Reference Library"
is an e-reference book.
If the link is broken, go to
access this e-reference book, go to the Library Homepage
----> Databases A-Z. Use the Table of
Contents
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St. James
Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
is a reference book. It is also an e-reference
book under Database A-Z
Locate the article "Vietnam" E 169.1 s764 Volume 5 page
49
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Atlas of the Baby Boom Generation /
Neil A. Hamilton.
is
a reference book. The 1960's chapter includes a good
article on page 92-93; 98-101.
REF E 169.12 H355 2000
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Websites
The Wars for Vietnam:
1945 – 1975 Vassar College Click on "Overview"
Remembering Vietnam :PBS special. Testimonies.
Vietnam War Ephemera Collection
(good for anti-war movement)
2) The Women’s Movement
(What is feminism? What is meant by Women’s
Rights? Why were many women unhappy with the “status quo?” What
were some of the specific changes that women involved in the
women’s movement wanted to make? Why did some people object to
these changes?” )
-
"The Sixties in
America Reference Library"
is an e-reference book.
If the link is broken, go to
access this e-reference book, go to the Library Homepage
----> Databases A-Z. Go to the INDEX section
and look up women's Rights, Womens Liberation Movement
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American Decades 1960-1969 / Richard
Layman
is a reference book.
Locate the article on "Women's Rights" in Ref E 169.12 A419
Volume 7 page 331.
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Atlas of the Baby Boom Generation /
Neil A. Hamilton.
is
a reference book. The 1960's chapter includes a good
article on page 94-95.
REF E 169.12 H355 2000
Website:
Living the Legacy:
The Women's Rights Movement 1848 – 1998
3)
Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder (What are the causes?
What are the symptoms/effects – particularly of returning
veterans? How many returning veterans actually get diagnosed
today? Was PTSD an known illness during the Vietnam
War? What kinds of problems in society does PTSD cause?)
Sources
4) Hippie Movement
(What is “counter-culture?” Who were the hippies?
What were some of the activities that the “hippies” engaged
in. What were the serious sides of the hippie movement? How
were the hippie movement and the antiwar movement connected?)
Sources
-
"The Sixties in
America Reference Library"
is an e-reference book.
If the link is broken, go to
access this e-reference book, go to the Library Homepage
----> Databases A-Z.
-
St. James
Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
is a reference book. It is also an e-reference
book under under Database A-Z
Locate the article "Hippies" in E 169.1 s764 Volume 2
page 410.
-
American Decades 1960-1969 / Richard
Layman
is a reference book. Locate the article on "Hippies" in Ref
E 169.12 A419 Volume 7 page 321.
-
Atlas of the Baby Boom Generation /
Neil A. Hamilton.
is
a reference book. The 1960's chapter includes a good
article on page 144.
REF E 169.12 H355 2000
Selected
Websites
The Sixties
PBS websites
The Sixties
The Sixties
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