Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Greatest Political Protest Songs

Students in IDT 285 acted as VH1 researchers and producers to help tell the stories behind some of the greatest protest songs ever recorded. Students were asked to create a digital movie that answered the following essential question:

"What conclusions can you draw from an artist's personal beliefs, public sentiment, and the culture of the era expressed through his/her song?"

Feel free to view the examples and then vote for your favorites in a Zoomerang survey. Click this link to begin voting: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/survey-intro.zgi?p=WEB227L7J8HZ8W

1 comment:

Danielle said...

Thank you Lanette for this posting:

Yes, "The Answer My Friend Is Blowing in the Wind and of course War Is Not The Answer!!! Being a product of this era I can recall many of the scenes of injustice. But, maybe "A Change Is Gonna Come"!