That Was Then. . .

This Is Now

What was middle school like when Mrs. Barney

attended???Compare & contrast to

middle school today.

Books are a mirror’s reflection of the times we live in.

A writer’s work is often influenced by popular culture in the world around them.

Consider these two ideas as we journey through book club together this year.

Mrs. Barney as a cheerleader at Wheatland Center School, 1991-1993.

Music--time to have a good laugh--ask your parents if they remember these bands!

Everybody Dance Now by C & C Music

Factory

Losing My Religion by R.E.M.

Jump by Kriss Kross

Everything About You by Ugly Kid Joe

U Can’t Touch This by M.C. Hammer

Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice

Friday I’m in Love by The Cure

Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray

Cyrus

I Will Always Love You by Whitney

Houston

The Sign by Ace of Base

What We Learned in Language Arts

● Grammar--especially diagramming sentences.

● Used a thick grammar textbook.

● Read one novel as a whole class.

● Creative writing--whatever we want to write,

especially plays.

● Shorts stories, such as “The Lady or the Tiger?”

● No computers, no cell phones.

● Very little group work--mostly desks in rows.

Food

Hotpockets

Lunchables

Gushers

Pizza Bagels

More Examples

CarsChevy Corvette & Camaro

Ford Mustang & Crown Victoria

Porsche 911

Hummer H1

Nissan 30ZX

Dodge Viper

Jaguar XJ200

MoviesHome Alone

Terminator 2: Judgement Day

Groundhog Day

The Sandlot

Edward Scissorhands

Boyz n the Hood

Wayne’s World

Aladdin

Video GamesMortal Combat

Street Fighter II

Metal Gear II

NBA Jam

Final Fantasy V

Sonic the Hedgehog

Super Mario Bros. 3

The Legend of Zelda: LInk to the Past

BooksThe Outsiders

The Pigman

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

V.C. Andrews Series

R.L. Stine’s Fear Street & Horror Stories by Christopher Pike

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

The Giver

Dicey’s Song

Technology

● The World Wide Web was first launched (I used the Internet in school for

the first time in 1997)

● The Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit

● CDs replaced Walkmans & Cassette Players

● DVDs replace VHS & Beta

● 2G Cell Phones replaced Pagers

● Big MacIntosh Computers with Floppy Discs

Sports

Michael Jordan defined basketball with 6 championship wins.

World Series cancelled 1994 because major league baseball went on strike for

hundreds of days.

Dallas Cowboys won three (1993, 1994, and 1996) and San Francisco 49s

won two (1990 and 1995) Super Bowls.

In 1990s, the U.S. competed in the World Cup for the first time in 40 years.

FashionTapered jeans, sometimes stonewashed

Plain white Keds.

Air Jordans

Feathered “mall bangs”

Overalls

Cross Colors

Starter Jackets

Television Shows

Clarissa Explains It All

Beverly Hills 90210

Saved by the Bell

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Slang--words we used with friends“The Bomb”= Means: Excellent. Example: That taco I ate last night was so tasty--it was the Bomb!!!

“My Bad!” = Means: My mistake. Example: Sorry I ate your taco, Tommy--my bad!

“Not!” = Means: The opposite meaning of the words before it. Example: Sorry I ate your taco, Tommy--NOT!!!

“Oh snap!” = Means: Oh yeah, that’s right. Example: I just ate all the tacos in the box and there’s nothing you can do about it, Tommy! Oh snap!

“Wicked” = Means: A lot or very. Example: Those tacos tasted wicked good!

Politics/World Events--1992ish

● Presidents of U.S. were George Herbert Walker Bush & Bill Clinton.

● U.S.S.R. comes to a formal end.

● US and UN intervention tries to end famine and civil war in Somalia with

Operation Restore Hope.

● The U.S. signs NAFTA.

● Hurricane Andrew.

● The Mall of America opened in Minnesota.

PricesNew House = $122,000.00

New Car = $17,000.00

Average Yearly Income = $30,000.00

Monthly Rent = $520.00

One Gallon Gas = $1.05

Nintendo Game = $50.00

Air Jordans Sneakers = $65.00