A Musical Look at the American Ideals by Kaylan Sigel https://padlet.com/ksigel1/kg3oshxwuiww Made with love by Yours Truly en-us 2019-08-18 01:21:07 UTC 2019-08-19 17:49:15 UTC hello@padlet.com These So-Called Ideals ksigel1 https://padlet.com/ksigel1/kg3oshxwuiww/wish/375205975 1. Democracy: A government controlled by its people; popular sovereignty
2. Rights: A person's capability that of doing or having that cannot be taken away.
3. Liberty: Freedom
4. Opportunity: The chance to do something.
5. Equality: Everyone is equal to one another. 

]]> 2019-08-18 01:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ksigel1/kg3oshxwuiww/wish/375205975 Songs ksigel1 https://padlet.com/ksigel1/kg3oshxwuiww/wish/375206149 Music reveals what is going on in the country at a particular time and also about the sentiments of the people.

In your assigned group. listen and read your assigned song (you can get copies from Sigel) and answer the following questions. Be sure to highlight words and annotate text that conveys any of the ideals:

Group 1: "The Star Spangled Banner" By Francis Scott Key.

Group 2: "Strange Fruit"  By Billie Holiday

Group 3: "This Land is Your Land" By Woodie Guthrie

Group 4: "The Times They Are A-Changin'" By Bob Dylan

Group 5: "Born in the USA" By Bruce Springsteen

Group 6: "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue" By Toby Keith

Group 7: "American Idiot" By Green Day

Period 1
Period 2
Period 7

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Occasion: What inspired this song? Consider what was happening at the time the song was written.

Audience: Consider age, race, status, gender...

Subject: What is the song about?

What is/are the prominent ideals conveyed in this song? 

How does the occasion of the song drive the ideals present?

]]> 2019-08-18 01:46:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ksigel1/kg3oshxwuiww/wish/375206436 Reflection ksigel1 https://padlet.com/ksigel1/kg3oshxwuiww/wish/375206679 What other songs can you think of that portray the American values, or the lack thereof? What does this song suggest about the state of the American Dream at the given time period?]]> 2019-08-18 01:52:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ksigel1/kg3oshxwuiww/wish/375206679 Quick write? ksigel1 https://padlet.com/ksigel1/kg3oshxwuiww/wish/375212170 When do you think this cartoon was created? What is it saying about the time period?

What does this cartoon mean to you? What is it saying about the American Dream?

What is the American Dream?]]> 2019-08-18 03:32:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ksigel1/kg3oshxwuiww/wish/375212170