ENLIGHTENMENT LESSON PLAN
Songs of the Enlightenment
Based on ENLIGHTENMENT LESSON PLAN by JAN O’CONNOR library.pitt.edu/voicesacrosstime/.../Oconnorsongactivity2.doc
In order to reinforce the central ideas of the Enlightenment, you will read through the lyrics of popular songs and match them to the appropriate philosopher. Each group will have a set of five songs to analyze.
|Song Title |Performing Artist |
|Freedom (Think) |Aretha Franklin |
|I am Woman |Helen Reddy |
|Imagine |John Lennon |
|Revolution |Beatles |
|Mother Nature’s Son |Beatles |
|Easy to Be Hard |Three Dog Night |
|You Can’t Always Get What You Want |Rolling Stones |
|The Wall (We Don’t Need No Education) |Pink Floyd |
|This Land is Your Land |Woody Guthrie |
|What’s Going On |Marvin Gaye |
|Blowin’ in the Wind |Bob Dylan |
|Blackbird |Beatles |
Directions:
1. Read the lyrics in your packet. Match a portion of a song lyric to a philosopher we have studied in class.
2. In the appropriate space, give the name of the philosopher and write how the lyrics represent his/her ideas. You will do this individually after discussing it. You DO NOT have to agree as a group. Some songs might apply to more than one philosopher but you must give your reasons.
3. Apply this to FIVE (5) songs of your choosing. These can be current songs or songs from the past.
Philosophes
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Voltaire
Montesquieu
Rousseau
Mary Wollstonecraft
Cesare Becarria
Name:
Songs of the Enlightenment Answer Sheet
Song #1 Title:
Lyrics:
Philosopher:
Ideas and how they are represented in song:
Song #2 Title:
Lyrics:
Philosopher:
Ideas and how they are represented in song:
Song #3 Title:
Lyrics:
Philosopher:
Ideas and how they are represented in song:
Song #4 Title:
Lyrics:
Philosopher:
Ideas and how they are represented in song:
Song #5 Title:
Lyrics:
Philosopher:
Ideas and how they are represented in song:
Songs of the Enlightenment Rubric
Song 1
Key lyrics included ____/5 points
Philosopher & Title ____/4 points
Reasoning ____/10 points
Song 2
Key lyrics included ____/5 points
Philosopher ____/4 points
Reasoning ____/10 points
Song 3
Key lyrics included ____/5 points
Philosopher ____/4 points
Reasoning ____/10 points
Song 4
Key lyrics included ____/5 points
Philosopher ____/4 points
Reasoning ____/10 points
Song 5
Key lyrics included ____/5 points
Philosopher ____/4 points
Reasoning ____/10 points
Neatness/Grammar/Spelling ____/5 points
TOTAL ____/100 POINTS
EXTRA CREDIT – 10 points
Apply this to two songs of your choosing – current songs or songs from the past.
You must submit two songs to receive the credit and they must be turned in with the project.
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