Decades Unit
 
Decades
 

Essential Question

How have the events of the 20th century decades impacted life in the United States today?

Objective

Students will work within cooperative groups to research

the contributions of important people, events, inventions, fashion trends, music, fads, and sports to the shaping

of our country today.

Assessment

  • We Search paper
  • Oral group presentation
  • Visual representation project

 

Keywords and Dewey Numbers

Catalog

Berry Library Catalog

Decade History 973
Fashion 391
Inventions 629
Music 782
Sports 796

 


Print Resources

American Decades - 10 vols. - R 973.91 A

American Decades (UXL)  - 10 vols. -  R 973.91 U

American Scene: Events - 9 vols. - R 973 A

American Scene: Lives - 12 vols. - R 973.09 A

Bowling, Beatniks, and  Bell-boottoms: Pop Culture of 20th Century America - 5 vols. - R 306 B

               

Decades of Beauty - 391 M

Fashions of a Decade - 1920s thruogh 1990s - 391 C

The 1940s: from WWII to Jackie Robinson - 973.9 F

The 1950s: from the Korean War to Elvis - 973.92 F

The 1960s: from the Vietnam War to Flower Power - 973.92 F

The 1970s: from Watergate to Disco - 973.92 F

The 1980s: from Ronald Reagan to MTV - 973.92 F

The 1990s: from the Persian Gulf War to Y2K - 973.92 F

20th Century Teen Culture by the Decades - 305.235 R

 

Online Databases

          Nettrekker                 

         netTrekker          Power Search

The Mesquite I.S.D. has provided its schools with subscriptions to these quality databases. Simply type in your search terms in netTrekker or Power Search to locate information appropriate for your grade level.

Websites

 

ALL DECADES

SPECIFIC DECADES

MRS. FERNANDEZ'S COLLECTION

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Citing Sources

Citing Sources (Duke Libraries)

MLA Citation Style (Long Island University)

MLA Style Electronic Formats by Dr. Mary Ellen Guffey