Protest Songs Lyrical evaluation

Task Choose one of the songs on the handout (urls follow) Complete the worksheet by answering the questions as fully as possible Research terms and ideas contained in the lyrics to add additional information to your answers Submit the work at the end of the lesson

Song url’s Country Joe McDonald at Woodstock. Red Gum I Was Only Nineteen. Eric Bogle And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda Turn Turn Turn the Byrds ; What’s Goin On Marvin Gaye Khe Sanh Cold Chisel Sympathy for the Devil The Rolling Stones

Authorship: Is there a perceptible level of emotion involved in the piece? Does the piece automatically pull the listener into the music? Intent/message: Is the piece thought-provoking? Does it encourage the listener to contemplate its message, or is it simply background music? Subject: What is the lyricist describing? What is the plot underlying the account? List three places or things the author mentions. Conclusion: How might this song have contributed to the debate over the war? How might it have changed the way people thought? Who might it have influenced?