Sociology - Mrs. Harms



Name________________________________________________ Date_________Hour_______

Sociology

Teen Culture Project

You will explore the history of the teen subculture by putting together a Powerpoint presentation that has to do with teen culture in ONE particular decade of American history. You may choose any decade from the list below:

|1950s |1960s |1970s |

|1980s |1990s | |

For the decade you choose, create a visual presentation that includes examples of the following from THAT decade.

(1) Teen Slang Words/Expressions - FIVE examples + meanings!

(2) Guy's Clothing/Hairstyle - TWO examples

(3) Girl's Clothing/Hairstyle - TWO examples

(4) Music Style/Performer - THREE examples

(5) Teen Activities/Fads - TWO examples

(6) Material Culture - THREE examples.

(7) Detail of High School Life - TWO examples

(8) Popular Teen Movie - TWO examples

(9) Popular TV Show - TWO examples

(10) Interview - talk to someone who graduated from high school during that decade. Ask them specific questions about teenage life.

For each example, you will need to include:

(1) a photo/picture

(2) a short explanation of the item/activity - What was/is it? Why was it popular? **Anything interesting about it** The explanations should not be more than 4-5 sentences in length. Keep it short and to-the-point!

**Presentations will take place in class on dates to be announced in advance. You must have your Powerpoint on a flash drive or email to aharms@abs.

**Powerpoint slides must be printed SIX-NINE PER PAGE and turned in at the time of your presentation.

**One day of lab research will be provided for you on a date to be announced.

**If you do not know how to utilize Powerpoint, you MUST speak with Mrs. Harms in advance. No other presentation formats are to be used for this project.

**This paper must be included with your final product.

Name________________________________________________ Date_________Hour_______

Sociology

Teen Culture Project

Decade:_________________________

Project Rubric

|Area of Assessment |Requirements |Maximum Points |Earned Points |

|Basic information on the decade/|Student incorporated information that provides a basic overview |5 | |

|Presentation |of the teenage culture from their chosen decade. | | |

| |Student presents basic information in a way that “hooks” the | | |

| |class into the presentation. | | |

|Teen Slang |Student provides required examples and meanings. (5 total) |10 | |

|Men’s and Women’s Hairstyles |Student provides required examples and pictures. (2 per gender) |10 | |

|Music Styles/Performers |Student provides required examples and pictures. (3 total) |10 | |

|Teen Activities/Fads |Students provides required examples and pictures. (2 total) |10 | |

|Material Culture |Student provides required examples, pictures and meanings. (3 |10 | |

| |total) | | |

|High School Life |Student provides two examples describing high school life. |10 | |

|Teen Movies |Students provides required examples, images and description. (2 |10 | |

| |total) | | |

|Teen TV Shows |Students provides required examples, images and description. (2 |10 | |

| |total) | | |

|Interview |Student provides a thorough description of the interview. |15 | |

| |Student provides examples from their interviewee | | |

| |Student includes image of interviewee. | | |

|Total | |100% | |

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