Thursday/Friday April 21-22

Ch. 23 Exam

LAST DAY TO TURN IN MAKEKUP WORK FOR THIS 6 WEEK GRADING PERIOD IS MONDAY, APRIL 25!

We also handed out information on our song speech that we will work on next week!

20th Century Studies II  Song Analysis Speech    Due: __May 2nd_____

Task:  Chose a song recorded between 1960 and 1975 where the lyrics relate in some way to the 1960/70s history we have studied. In a speech, tell your peers what the song is about and how it ties into the history we have studied.

Historical Issues/Events to Consider:

Ch. 22 Civil Rights             Ch. 23 Era of Activism       Ch. 24 The Vietnam

Choose a Song:  Choose a song that has ONE of the following and was recorded from 1960-1975: person, event, counterculture

Research:  Find the following about your chosen song:

- Artist of song     - Recording company          -Date the song was recorded             - Lyrics to Song                    -Motive

Find two primary sources. 
-an artist’s analysis of their song                      -a critic’s analysis of the song           -reaction of an individual who listened to the song

WHAT TO SAY IN YOUR SPPECH

Give the who, what, where, when, why:  -Song title, artist, publication company, publication date, Song lyrics

Give your analysis/opinion about your lyrics

-how does it relate to a person, event, or essence of a time period we have studied?  Use a visual to illustrate your points.

Give what the artist/critics said about your song (quote your source in the speech)

-summarize source one        -summarize source two        -who you agree with and why

Give what historians say about your person, event, or essence of time period (quote your source in the speech)

-summarize historian one    -summarize historian two    -who you agree with and why