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- 9th - 12th
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Students use iMovie to express the meaning and context of a protest song from the '60s or '70s. They explore different views of the protest movement and gain an understanding of the emotional and political overtones of the times. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research protest songs of the Vietnam War era. They search for information on the artists and motivation for the lyrics. They interview people who remember the music from that era and bring back information they found. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students listen to and discuss various protest songs from the 1960's, and write original lyrics for a song addressing global or societal issues. They write a paragraph evaluating the efficacy of the song to convey a message. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify popular songs from 1968 and make connections with the year's current events They recognize popular music as a reflection of the culture. They focus on songs of the Vietnam War era. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify popular songs from 1968 era and analyze some of the topical and musical elements. They focus on social protest songs and other songs of social conscious. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students analyze musical and topical elements in popular songs and compose song as a classroom effort. They write a short paragraph evaluating the effectiveness of the song in conveying the message of the lyrics. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students complete a unit on patriotism and protest in time of war. They analyze songs from the American Revolution, WWI, and the Vietnam War, complete a graphic organizer, and answer discussion questions about each of the songs. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students analyze the lyrics to the anti-Vietnam war song, "Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag" by Joe MacDonald. They watch an excerpt of the song being sung at Woodstock, answer discussion questions, and conduct research on protest songs. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students engage in a professional development workshop for teachers in the delivery of curriculum about the era of the 1960's. The emphasis of the workshop is using popular culture of the time in order to launch investigations that are student centered and highly engaging. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students listen to some examples of "protest" songs and start their research in class on their computers by going to some of the websites mentioned. They ten decide what songs mean the most to them and keep a running set of notes including the song, lyrics, overt or inferred meaning of the song, historical and/or environmental implications. Full Review »
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