War+on+Terror+-+Jaeho+-+June+8th

Music Teaching Project Songs to play 1. Mr. President 2. Have you forgotten 3. Where were you Hook – Watch a video of the Twin Towers falling, man jumping out the window from the top floor - Explain how the class feels about 9/11 and the war on terrorism, is it justified? Introduction – Keynote on the terror/ why it happened, what happened, and the effects even up to now Creation 1. Music video of collaged photos Have you Forgotten 2. Interview with Darryl Worley ( his views about the War and why?) Objectives 1. Teach the students about the conditions of the United States after the 9/11 incident 2. The students should learn reasons why people supported or refuted the war 3. Allow the students to speculate on whether or not the war with Iraq was justified Songs 1. Have you forgotten (show the music video creation) Hand out the lyrics to the song but have blanks for some important keywords that the students need to pick up on/ fill in the blank Play the song How did Worley express his ideas through this song? Discuss the repeated chorus line “Have you Forgotten?” (the significance) Discuss the lyrics and the views of Worley Final question (have you forgotten what happened that day) 2. Mr. President Hand out the lyrics to the song and let the class guess the views of Pink Guess if Pink is against or for the war, the lyrics will not be blank Play the song after the song check if the guesses were right Provide evidence from the song and talk about the views of Pink Do you agree? Then discuss the differences between Pink and Worley Do you agree with Worley or Pink? 3. Where were you Hand out the lyrics and let the class and let the class decide the view of Alan Jackson Play the song Discuss the views of Jackson Which song has the best melody or the catch phrase? If the songs were not holding any view, which song would you like the most? Which song has the most powerful lyrics and does the singer get the message across the best? Then to sum everything up discuss the three artist and their views Criticize or agree with any singer or lyrics (each person has to contribute at least one topic) Decide on the best song without the views of the singer Decide on the most popular view in the class (was the war justified?) - If you were President George W. Bush how would you have lead the country? - If America had not gone to war, would the world look upon the U.S as weak? - How would America have been different if the U.S did not go to war? - Last Comments, Opinions, or Questions? The students who participate and answer the questions will receive prizes.