2015-16 American Pop Culture Curriculum Map
August 5th- 14thFads, Fashion, Technology, Headlines and Toys of the 1950’s
August 17th-28th Television of the 1950’s
I Love Lucy
The Honeymooners
Gun smoke
The Lone Ranger
Howdy Doody
American Bandstand
September 1th -11th Music of the 1950’s
The Day the Music Died
Chuck Berry
Jerry Lee Lewis
Bill Hailey and The Comets
Elvis
September 14th-25th Movies of the 1950’s
The Wild One M. Brando
Some Like it Hot M. Monroe
Octobr 1th Decade Project Due
Video/PowerPoint/Bio-board
Interview/Fashion/Diorama
October 2rd-11thFads, Fashion, Technology, Headlines and Toys of the 1960’s
October 12th Tie-dye Project
October 15th- 26thTelevision of the 1960’s
I Dream of Jeanie
Batman
The Addams Family
The Twilight Zone
Rowin and Martins Laugh-in
The Dating Game
The Andy Griffith Show
October 29th- November 9th Music of the 1960’s
Bob Dylan
The Beatles
Jimi Hendrix
Otis Redding
Percy Sledge
James Brown
Aretha Franklin
Rolling Stone
Led Zeppelin
November 12th-23rdMovies of the 1960’s
Cool Hand Luke
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
The Graduate
November 26thDecade Project Due
Video/PowerPoint/Bio-board
Interview/Fashion/Diorama
November 27-Dec 7thFads, Fashion, Technology, Headlines and Toys of the 1970’s
December 10th-17thTelevision of the 1970’s
Sanford and Son
Good Times
All in the Family
The Jefferson’s
H.R. Puffin’stuff
Scooby Doo
Brady Bunch
Mork and Mindy
December 17th Movie/Music Review Due.
December 18thReview for Midterm Exam
January 2nd-11thMusic of the 1970’s
Queen
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Gordan Lightfoot
Sugar Hill Gang
The Eagles
Kiss
Disco
January 14th-25th Movies of the 1970’s
Jaws S. Spielberg
Young Frankenstein M. Brooks
January 28th Decade project Due
Video/PowerPoint/Bio-board
Interview/Fashion/Diorama
January 29th-February 7thFads, Fashion, Technology, Headlines and Toys of the 1980’s
February 8th Jeans Shredding Project
February 11th-22ndTelevision of the 1980’s
The Cosby Show
Cheers
Roseanne
Married with Children
The Simpson’s
MTV
February 25th-8th Music of the 1980’s
One Hit Wonders
Wham!
Cindy Lauper
Culture Club
Journey
Prince
Men at Work
David Bowie
The Police
Michael Jackson
Milli Vanilli
Heavy Metal
March 11th-22ndMovies of the 1980’s
The Breakfast Club The Brat Pack
Sixteen Candles J. Hughes
March 25thDecade Project Due
Video/PowerPoint/Bio-board
Interview/Fashion/Diorama
March 25th-29thFads, Fashion, Technology, Headlines and Toys of the 1990’s
April 8th-19thTelevision of the 1990’s
Oprah
Friends
Seinfeld
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
In Living Color
April 22nd-3rdMusic of the 1990’s
Swing renewal
County artist going mainstream
Boy Bands
Grunge
May 3rdMovie/Music Review Due
May 6th-10thMovies from the 90’s
May 13th Final Exam Review
Weekly readings will come from -Whole Pop online magazine
- Online blogs
- Reviews of current
Pop Culture icons and
events
Readings will be formatted and timed to familiarize students with ACT testing format.