Final activity:

Can be done with a partner.

THEN

  1. Find a popular 1960's song, lyrics and music.
    1. Segregation
    2. Space Travel
    3. Women's Rights
    4. Environment
    5. Civil rights
    6. Values
    7. Morals
    8. Prejudice
    9. Discrimination
    10. Change
    11. Conflict
    12. War
    13. Cold War
    14. Political Upheaval
    15. Technology
  2. Highlight the lines that refer to any of the issues or topics in the 60's
  3. Explain what the lyrics refer to.
  4. Share your song with the song with your class explaining the significance of the meaning.

RESOURCES
Oldies Music from the 1960's

My 300 Favorite songs from the 60's

1960's Music

NOW

  1. Find a current day artist that sings about our society and follow the same procedure as above.

Please email a copy of your highlighted and annotated lyrics to me.



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