Vietnam+I+-+Block+E

="Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival= [|Fortunate Son Music Video] [|Forrest Gump]

Lyrics
Some folks are born made to wave the flag, Ooo, they’re red, white and blue. And when the band plays "hail to the chief," Ooo, they point the cannon at you, y’all!

It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no senator’s son, Son. It ain’t me, it ain’t me; I ain’t no fortunate one. No.

Some folks are born silver spoon in hand, Lord, don’t they help themselves, y’all! But when the taxman comes to the door, Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale.

It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no millionaire’s son. No, no. It ain’t me, it ain’t me; I ain’t no fortunate one. No.

Some folks inherit star spangled eyes, Ooo, they send you down to war, y’all. And when you ask them, how much should we give? Ooo, they only answer more! More! More! Y’all.

It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no military son, Son. It ain’t me, it ain’t me; I ain’t no fortunate one, one.

It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no fortunate one. No, no, no. It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no fortunate son. No, no, no.

LESSON PLAN:
What to get out of this: Learn how the draft was unfair to many people during the Vietnam War

BEFORE
- Handout the lyrics to “Fortunate Son” (0:30) - Introduction (1min) - Show the Vietnam scene from "Forrest Gump" (1:02)
 * ask someone to hand it out
 * Give some background info about the time
 * Tell them to try to think about what the word Fortunate really means in the title
 * Talk about how its related to “Fortunate Son” (3:00)
 * In "Forrest Gump" many people were not as fortunate as those who were able to escape war

DURING
- Video w/ pictures (2:31)

AFTER
- Analyze the Song (5min in total) - Wrap everything up w/ keynote (1:00)
 * Separate class into three groups tell them to analyze (3:00)
 * Then share as a class (2:00)