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Exploring the Bill of Rights For the 21st Century

Exploring the Bill of Rights For the 21st Century. Music & the Bill of Rights. For What It's Worth : written by Stephen Stills (1966) recorded by Buffalo Springfield (1967). For What It’s Worth. There’s something happening here What it is ain’t exactly clear

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Exploring the Bill of Rights For the 21st Century

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  1. Exploring the Bill of RightsFor the 21st Century

  2. Music & the Bill of Rights

  3. For What It's Worth:written by Stephen Stills (1966)recorded by Buffalo Springfield (1967)

  4. For What It’s Worth There’s something happening here What it is ain’t exactly clear There’s a man with a gun over there Telling me I got to beware I think it’s time we stop, children, what’s that sound Everybody look what’s going down

  5. Nobody’s right if everybody’s wrong Young people speaking their minds Getting so much resistance from behind I think it’s time we stop, hey what’s that sound Everybody look what’s going down

  6. What a field day for the heat A thousand people in the street Singing songs and carrying signs Mostly say, hooray for our side It’s time we stop, hey, what’s that sound Everybody look what’s going down

  7. Paranoia strikes deep Into your life it will creep It starts when you’re always afraid You step out of line, the man come and take you away We better stop, hey what’s that sound Everybody look what’s going down

  8. Questions for Discussion • What do you think the song is about i.e. “what’s going on?” • Analyze each stanza of the song and identify the rights or freedoms that are related to each verse. • What do you think is the overall message of the song? • Discuss how For What It’s Worth relates to the Bill of Rights.

  9. Making Connections:The Bill of Rights in Art

  10. Artwork #1 Artwork #2

  11. Artist: Norman RockwellExhibit: The Four Freedoms Artwork #4 Artwork #3

  12. Artwork #6 Artwork #5 Artist Van Gogh, The Prison Courtyard

  13. Artwork #7

  14. Questions for Discussion • What are some common themes that you saw in the artwork? • Why do you think artist depict rights and freedoms in their art? • What do these pieces of art tell us about American culture?

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