Directions on the 60s project for bilingual students of 2nd ESO (IESO Tomas Breton)

2. *
The main aim of this project is
to develop a complete picture
of the 60s in the USA, when
(and where) the song «Blowing
in the Wind» was written.
In order to develop the project
you will work in groups of 4
people. Each group will carry
out a reserach on a different
topic.

3. • Research on American
contraculture and
hippie movements, and
their importance in
Bob Dylan’s musical
style
COUNTERCULTURE
AND HIPPIE
MOVEMENT
• Folk, blues, country,
gospel, rock and roll
and Rockabilly. Bob
Dylan’s predecesors
AMERICAN
TRADITIONAL
MUSIC
• The most important
news and calebrities
of the age. Politics,
education, way of
life, etc.
LIFE IN THE 60s
• Clothing, style,
cinema and other
artistic expressions
in the 60s
FASHION AND ART
IN THE 60s

4. *
*https://allthatsinteresting.com/a-brief-history-of-
hippies
*https://study.com/academy/lesson/hippies-and-
the-counterculture-origins-beliefs-and-legacy.html
*http://www.american-historama.org/1945-1989-
cold-war-era/hippie-counterculture.htm
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvkIffEM800
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAnLtAMiSVg
*https://www.history.com/topics/1960s

5. *
*https://www.thoughtco.com/the-history-of-american-folk-music-
1322572
*https://www.allaboutjazz.com/a-brief-history-of-the-blues-by-ed-
kopp.php
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnaorRAxhmU
*https://www.thoughtco.com/the-history-of-country-music-934030
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2V8HqgraaQ
*https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4233793
*https://www.rockarchive.com/news/2017/american-rock-music
*http://www.rockmusictimeline.com/
*https://www.britannica.com/art/rockabilly
*https://www.bobdylan.com/

6. *
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JElk-fMekwU
*https://www.quora.com/What-was-life-like-in-the-60s
*https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/living-
single/201409/7-stunning-ways-life-was-different-in-the-1960s
*https://www.english-online.at/history/1960s/society-and-
change-in-the-sixties.htm
*https://www.pbs.org/opb/thesixties/topics/politics/index.html
*http://elcoushistory.tripod.com/politics1960.html
*https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/culture-
magazines/1960s-education-overview
*https://www.quora.com/What-were-U-S-schools-like-in-the-1960s
*https://www.thoughtco.com/first-man-on-the-moon-1779366

7. *
*https://www.retrowaste.com/1960s/fashion-in-the-1960s/
*https://vintagedancer.com/1960s/1960s-fashion-womens/
*https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/02/03/the-casual-
couture-of-the-average-american/the-60s-changed-everything-in-
american-style
*https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/movies/14dargis.html
*https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-iconic-artists-and-
movements-of-the-1960s
*https://www.widewalls.ch/1960s-art/
*https://www.format.com/magazine/features/art/brief-history-
protest-art

8. *
*You will make an oral presentation on the
different aspects of the 60s decade.
*In order to be assessed every member of the
group has to speak at least 3 minutes.
* Apart from fluency and correction other
aspects such as coherence and cohesion will be
assessed
*Remember that visual support (ppt) is always
welcome.