Focus: This webquest focuses on the language and culture of the 1980s phenomena of the Valley Girl and its archetypal evolution of recurrent patterns in music, film, television, and society.
Objectives:
To expose students to the idea that culture and media influence language
To show how Valspeak has endured time and spread globally.
Resources:
Prerequisite: comfort with the internet
Time required: One day in class. Three days to write final paper.
