The Vietnam Experience in Music

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war songs lyrics popular culture bruce springsteen counter culture anti-war music Vietnam War anthems Vietnam War music rock and roll rock and roll anthems protest music Glen Campbell The​ ​Monkees Barry​ ​Sadler Ballad​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Green​ ​Beret The​ ​Spokesmen Eve of Destruction Billy​ ​Joel John​ ​Denver The Animals Vietnam War Ken Burns Vietnam WETA curriculum development curriculum planning
Subjects
History-Social Science The Arts
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Post-Secondary
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The Vietnam Experience in Music

In this lesson, students will view a segment from Ken Burns & ​Lynn Novick: The Vietnam War and examine lyrics from selected songs from the Vietnam era. They will share their thoughts and viewpoints on these lyrics in a class discussion. 
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PBS Learning Media

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