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Grade 11, United States History from 1877 to the Present Std 13.1: Describing changing conditions in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s that were influenced by music and cultural and environmental concerns

Lesson Plans: The Baby Boom and the Culture of the Fifties. Students will understand the ripple effect of the baby boom generation on history and on their lives today. By sequencing events students will understand how the rules and conformity of the 1950's set the stage for the rebellious, anti-establishment sixties Rockin’ the World: Rock and Roll and Social Protest in 20th Century America You Don’t Know What You’ve Got Until It’s Gone: The Changing American Landscape Slices of American Pie: The 1960s Through Music Born to Be Wild: From Allen Ginsberg to Bob Dylan Identify the key elements in Beat writing; analyze poems for "spontaneous mind"

Resources: Literature and Culture of the Fifties Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records FiftiesWeb Cool Daddy-O American Safe Rooms. Modern bomb shelters! CNN Interactive: The Red Scare 1947-1953 Ad Access. Duke University archive of Post-war advertising images Big Dream, Small Screen. American Experience / PBS Beat Generation Resources in the Neon Blue Alley Alabama Virtual Library Best of History Websites History Timelines (Alternatime) Digital History Using new technologies to enhance teaching and research History Matters Designed for high school teachers of U.S. history courses. A gateway for web resources and other useful materials for teaching U.S. history. National Archives Digital Classroom American Memory Primary source material from the collection of the Library of Congress. Graphic Organizers
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