Exploring America in the 1950s: Beneath the Formica (Grades 6-8)

by Kimberley Chandler and Molly Sandling

Exploring America in the 1950s: Beneath the Formica is an interdisciplinary humanities unit that looks at literature, art, and music of the 1950s to provide an understanding of how those living through the decade experienced and felt about the world around them. Through the lens of "identity," it explores life in America and the myriad groups that coexisted in harmony and, often, with friction. Cultural icons like Elvis and the Beat poets...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1618211080
• ISBN13: 9781618211088
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 11 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 8