My Children! My Africa! Lesson Plan

Songs of Protest

Kind of Activity:

Mixed Media

Objective:

Appreciate the role music can play in a theatrical production to enhance the telling of the story.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.5; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.8; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1

Structure:

Music was an important medium for spreading the message about resistance during the anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa, as well as other social justice movements around the world. In this exercise, students will be asked to research protest music used in various civil justice struggles and put together a curated playlist with explanatory liner notes that introduce...