The OutsidersBy: S.E. Hinton

found at: http://mrpezioso.info

S.E. Hinton Susan Eloise Hinton Born July 22, 1948 in

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Only 15 when she wrote The Outsiders Used S.E. to hide the fact she was girl

Has written five books

Setting Somewhere in Oklahoma- but meant to be

anonymous so that all teens can relate When? Sometime in the 1960’s

So what were the sixties like?

1960’s Music Elvis

Hunka-hunka

burnin’ love!

1960’s Music The Beatles

1960’s Music Hank Williams

1960’s Famous ActorsPaul Newman Audrey Hepburn Sean Connery

..and The Flintstones!!!

1960’s Toys

1960’s Women’s Hairstyles & Clothes

Bouffant

Plaid prints; printed pants, capris (“Clamdiggers”), bold colors; vinyl

1960’s Men’s Hairstyles & Clothes

Madras shirt

Men’s hair became longer and wider

1960’s Cars

1960’s FactsFACTS about this decade: Population 177,830,000 Unemployment 3,852,000 National Debt 286.3 Billion Average Salary $4,743 Teacher's Salary $5,174 Minimum Wage $1.00 Life Expectancy:  Males 66.6 years

Females 73.1 years Auto deaths 21.3 per 100,000

1960’s Fads

Afro

Smiley faces

Go-go boots

Mood rings

trolls

Lava

lamps

Fads continued & T.V. Shows

Important Events/Moments Martin Luther King Jr. made the speech, “I have a

Dream” on August 28, 1963 The first heart transplant was performed in 1967 Woodstock Festival 1969 Apollo 11 landed on the moon (Neil Armstrong) in 1969 The Vietnam War The first Super Bowl was played in 1967 (Green Bay

Packers & The Kansas City Chiefs—Packers won!)

Inventions 1961-the laser was perfected 1964- computer mouse and a five key

“corded” keyboard 1967-Texas Instruments makes first hand

held calculator selling for $2,500 a piece 1968-first cash dispensing machine (ATM)

1960’s Slang“A Gas”- a lot of fun

“Book”- to leave

“Cat”- a guy

“Chrome Dome”- a bald guy

“Church Key”- bottle opener

“Cut Out”- to leave

“Dig”- Do you understand?

“Greaser”- a guy using too much grease in his hair

“Heat”- the cops

‘Lay some scratch”- to burn rubber

“Old Lady”- Your Mom

“Old Man”- You Dad

“Peepers”- glasses

“Scarf”- to eat

“Thongs”- flip-flops

This is the end….

of the slideshow,

but just the beginning of

The Outsiders