1. Protest Song Analysis Presentation

2. Songs
In this assignment, you and a partner will sign up to investigate a song written in the 1960s and 1970s
You will investigate the event(s) in the song, as well as the meaning using the sheet provided
You will create a powerpoint presentation that outlines your findings and will present those findings to the class

3. Presentation Your presentation should consist of the following slides:
The band – help us understand who wrote/preformed this song and their perspective
The lyrics – which lyrics most spoke to you and why?
The history – what event/part of our history are they covering?
The meaning – what are their saying about the event? What position are they taking?
The takeaways – how do you think people reacted to this song when it was released? Do you think the writers wanted action from it? If so, what do they want done?

4. Rubric GRADING RUBRIC 1 2 3 4 /16 Research and information
/16
 Very few details
 Misses significance or
does not include for most
Irrelevant & only
vaguely related to history
in class; forgets significance
or under/over word limit
 Has no pictures / pictures
not relevant
Heavily Plagiarized
 Vague - few details
Misinterprets/does not fully
demonstrate significance, may
forget significance for items,
may exceed / not meet word
limit
 Many irrelevant items / and
Does not explain statements
 Has few pictures
 In own words
Many of the important
details are judiciously chosen
 Good work on explaining
Significance and impact of the
song
Mostly relevant &
mostly explains statements
 Has some pictures
In own insightful words
Best/concise details chosen
 Clearly explains all details
Of the song, shows emotional
Impact, and historical
significance
Relevant & clearly
explains statements
 Has many pictures that
Accurately represent the history
And meaning of the song
 In own words; developed
with clarity and insight
Presentation Rubric /4
Does not keep interest
 Very hard to follow
Product has many
Flaws in understanding,
Teamwork, etc.
 Visually unappealing
One partner does all work
Needs work to get
Audience interested
 Hard to follow
Product has flaws, but
makes some sense.
Visually needs work
 Needs work to keep
audience on task
One partner dominates
Engaging & interesting
Flows relatively well
Product is good and
Has minimal flaws
 Visually few flaws
Keeps audience interested
Both partners present equally
Flows well
A polished product
with few flaws
Visually appealing