20th Century Protest Music: Music as a Primary Source

Process- 

Needs Analysis- After analyzing the Unit 4 exam in U.S. History, it was determined that students struggled with understanding the connection between popular culture and social/cultural issues. Students were successful at identifying other methods of protest, such as marching or sit-ins, but did not identify songs as a form of protest. Therefore, it was determined that a lesson on protest music and its impact was needed. 

Lesson Design- The lesson was designed to be used for whole group, live instruction, using gradual release instruction, aka I do, we do, you do, or assigned individually with the guiding questions. The lesson is divided into how to use the five guiding analysis questions and social issues/movements to make it easier for the students to connect the issues of the movement with the lyrics of each song. A 21st-century example for each question is linked on the slide. There are multiple songs linked to the three featured movements. 

Interactive Elements- The lyrics and videos of each song are linked within the slides. In order to analyze the song, learners will need to click on the video and lyrics links. 

Tone and Accessibility- The tone of the lesson is academic, but simple. For accessibility, all songs have lyrics attached and images are labeled.