Hippie+Counterculture+-+G

Lesson Plan - Hippie Counterculture
Jin Kwon & Ed Cho

o 1. Include estimated times for each part of the lesson

Hook (Excerpt from motion picture 'Taking Woodstock') - 5~10 minutes - Objective: To show the initial stages of the preparation of the Woodstock concert and good transition into the first song 'Woodstock.'

First song (Woodstock - CSN&Y) presented through second engaging manner - 15~20 minutes First song (Yellow Submarine - The Beatles) presented through simple analysis and points - 15~20 minutes Third song (Revolution - Beatles) presented through engaging manner #2 - 10~15 minutes Conclusion - 5 minutes

o 3. For each song, include the following: Major teaching objectives (both from the music AND from the events/situations of the time period

- The major teaching objectives from the music and events will be intertwined and carefully analyzed so that the audience can make connections between the lyrics and how the events during this time of hippie counterculture prompted them to use such lyrics. We will carefully point this out as each song is presented.

What will be done (a) before, (b) during, and (c) after each song to help teach the important lessons from the music

Woodstock - CSN&Y a) Brief information and background data will be presented about the Woodstock festival of 1969. b) The song will be presented in a music video/picture slideshow manner along with the song embedded in the video with the lyrics as well. c) The audience will then try to figure out any of the lyrics, identify any of them as familiar and connect the information presented before the video to the lyrics themselves.

Yellow Submarine - The Beatles a) A brief and quite comedic video will be presented showing 'how to avoid and protect yourself against Hippies & their Drugs' - Objective: To give a brief introduction to the drug use of Hippie counterculture b) The actual song will be played and students will be alert concerning the lyrics they see and analyze. c) Lyric analysis will be then carried out and students will be asked to identify and give any possible ideas they might have concerning the meaning of the lyrics. Then the actual meaning behind the lyrics will be presented.

Revolution - Beatles a) The actual Nike commercial that used this song back in the 1960s will be shown and will grasp the attention of the audience and show the type of song it was. b) The actual song will be played along with the lyrics to follow and an interview with one of the members of The Beatles, 'John Lennon,' will be conducted, showing the main ideas behind the song's lyrics and what the artist was thinking when the song was written. c) Finally, after the interview is done, students will be asked to participate in an activity that will rap up the presentation.

o 4. A signed statement (from all members) that says each person read and understands the project rubric.

Electronic Signature : X: __Jin Kwon__ Electronic Signature : X: __Ed Cho__