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Name: Culture of the 1950s

Class/Subject: U.S. History

Date: 04/12/2011

Student Objectives:
Students will explore different aspects of U.S. culture during the 1950s.

Students will see aspects of culture such as gender inequality, gender roles,
burgeoning youth culture after WWII, and racism through the different cultural
aspects that defined the 1950s.

Content Standards:
16.B.5c (W) Analyze the relationship of an issue in world political history to the related aspects
of world economic, social and environmental history.
16.C.5b (US) Analyze the relationship between an issue in United States economic history and
the related aspects of political, social and environmental history.
16.E.5a (W) Analyze how technological and scientific developments have affected human
productivity, human comfort and the environment.

Materials/Resources/Technology
Laptop, 1950s culture worksheet for each student, 7 “stations of U.S. Culture” (Atomic Anxiety,
Elvis Presley, Sports ‘Jackie Robsinson’, Advertisements ‘Perceptions of Women’, The Beats,
Youth Culture, and the Suburbs)

Start of Class
2-3 Minutes
Greet students, hand out McCarthyism worksheet from last class.

Introduction of Lesson
10 Minutes
Tell students to finish the McCarthy worksheet with their partners. When they have
completed this, tell students that the fear of Communism was not the only thing
guiding U.S. culture but rather the 1950s were one of the most interesting cultural
periods in U.S. History.

Lesson Instruction
40 Minutes
Organize students into even groups to fit 7 different stations. Explain to student
that they will be rotating amongst the different stations to help fill out their U.S.
Culture worksheet. Have students spend about 6-7 minutes at each station.

Assessment/ Check for understanding


Student worksheet is main form of assessment. Make sure to monitor groups at
different stations to help explain and clarify confusing points.

Closure
2 Minutes
Collect student worksheets. Ask for any questions. Have students reorganize desks.

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