Homework: November 9th

Dance History and English Language Arts

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Dance History: V00, V81, V05, and V02

Today we continued to discuss/perform Breakdancing and talked about how we can relate this to The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. We have discussed how breakdancing can consist of both footwork as well as different flips/tricks. Use the quote below to answer the following questions.
Acrobatics: gymnastics (tumbling, flipping)

"We could all do acrobatics because Darry had taken a course at the Y and then spent a whole summer teaching us everything he'd learned on the grounds that it might come in handy in a fight."

Level 1: 

Who taught the Greaser's acrobatics?

A) Soda

B) Ponyboy

C) Darry

Level 2:

Why did the Greaser's want to learn acrobatics?

Level 3:

Why did the Greaser's want to learn acrobatics? How could this benefit them?

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English Language Arts: X01

Today we discussed how Gender Roles play a part in society and how women and men were viewed in the 1960's and how they are viewed today.

Today we discussed how Gender Roles play a part in society and how women and men were viewed in the 1960's and how they are viewed today. Use the quote below to answer the questions.

“In 1960, the world of American women was limited in almost every respect, from family life to the workplace. A woman was expected to follow one path: to marry in her early 20s, start a family quickly, and devote her life to homemaking.”

Level 1:

What was one thing that women were expected to do in the 1960's?

Level 2:

What were women limited to in the 1960’s?

Level 3:

Why did women want to create change in the 1960's? How is this different than how women are treated today?

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