Songs+Without+A+Home+-+Jinna-+May+16th

US history through music

US history through music Total : 51-53 min Theme : Song without a Home Date : May 16th

Songs : Women’s rights Loneliness/Urban alienation Activism
 * I Am Woman (Helen Reddy, #1 in 1972)**
 * The Sounds of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel, #1 in 1966)**
 * We Are the World (USA for Africa, #1 in 1985)**

Creations :
 * Creating a music video of the song via iMovie or an enhanced podcast (creating a new edited version of music video)
 * Examination of the music/lyrics or time period in a meaningful way (As a class, analyse the lyrics of I am woman)
 * Conducting a debate/discussion of whether or not celebrities singing songs influence us to help the others.


 * Students will be rewarded for participating to answer/ask questions.

Intro: Hand out lyrics and other worksheets. HOOK: Why do women care so much about their rights? Challenge the class about the women’s movement whether it was necessary or useful.

__[I AM WOMAN]__ Brief discussion about women’s rights (2min) -Even though we see them as normal, women had to work to get them -Even at that time, a lot of people thought women’s rights were not a big deal. -Unlike civil rights, people didn’t care as much for women’s rights and the abuses were not drastic (didn’t see horrible images on TV) -There are lots of little things from the women’s rights movement that add up to make the world the world we live today. Lecture on Women’s Rights (7min) Role playing game (10 min) Listen to music (3min)

__[The sounds of Silence]__ Tell the students about the theme (1min) Hand out the multiple choice worksheet (5min) Play the song (2min) Analyse the lyrics together as a class (7min)

__[We are the World]__ Show music video (4min) Talk about the lyrics and lecture & Discuss current issue with Japan, Haiti, Katrina, 911, and how celebrities singing songs to influences us to help them.(10min)