Introduction
The Vietnam War was one of the most controversial wars in United States history. Much of the American public was opposed to the United States's involvment in Southeast Asia. Many people did not see a clear reason for sending thousands of young American men to die for, what seemed to be, an unnecessary cause. Of the various groups protesting the war, radical college students, known as hippies, congregated at rallies to speak out against the war. One of the largest and most famous of these events was the legendary...
WOODSTOCK MUSIC FESTIVAL!
Task
Today, you are going to research and learn about the importance of the Woodstock Music Festival as a part of the resistance to the Vietnam War.
Process
1) Research and take notes on the Woodstock Music Festival in the 1960's. You can use the websites listed at the bottom of the page!
- In 2-3 sentences, decribe what the Woodstock Music Festival was.
- Write down 8 people who performed in the Woodstock Music Festival.
- In 3-4 senteces explain how the Vietnam War influenced the Woodstock Music Festival.
- In 2 sentences explain what Woodstock's message about the Vietnam war was.
2) Now that you researched Woodstock, let's explore the musical artists that took part in the movement.
3) Research Woodstock's musical influences during the 1960's.
- Choose one musician, that you looked up in step 1, who performed at Woodstock.
- Give a detailed description of who they are/were, their musical style, and well-known songs in 5-6 sentences.
4) Choose and describe a song that the musician you researched performed.
- In 2-3 sentences explain how the song's message relates to the message of Woodstock Woodstock Music Festival?
- How did the song's message relate to America's opinion about the Vietnam War?
Here are some websites you can look at to find this information:
http://www.pbs.org/thinktank/transcript119.html
http://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/museum/festivalhistory.aspx
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/647675/The-Woodstock-Music-and-Art-Fair
http://abcnews.go.com/US/Woodstock/t/story?id=8276354&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
http://www.studentpulse.com/articles/713/protest-and-rock-n-roll-during-the-vietnam-war
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/13/twih.woodstock/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/14/woodstock-40-years-later_n_259695.html
http://cultureshapers.net/three-ways-the-woodstock-festival-changed-our-culture/
Evaluation
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Exceptional (All points earned) |
Admirable - 3 points |
Developing - 6 points |
Needs Improvement - 10 points |
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Use of Internet (Links Provided) |
Successfully uses suggested Internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance. |
Usually able to use suggested Internet links to find information and navigates within the sites easily without assistance. |
Occasionally able to use suggested Internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance. |
Needs assistance or supervision to use selected Internet links and/or navigate within these sites. |
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Web Quests Tasks Completed |
All areas of the project were addressed and handled with a high degree of sophistication. Project is interesting and completed. |
The project is only partially completed. The project submitted demonstrates a great deal of thought. (Between 75% and 100%) |
The project is only partially completed. The project submitted demonstrates a moderate level of thought. (between 50% and 75% complete) |
The project is incomplete, and/or it is apparent that little effort went into the development of the project, and/or project is less than 50% complete. |
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Power Point/Publisher Project- Attractivness |
Makes excellent use of font, colour, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation. |
Makes good use of font, colour, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance to presentation. |
Makes use of font, colour, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content. |
Use of font, colour, graphics, effects, etc. but these often distract from the presentation content. |
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Time Use |
Classroom time was used to work on the project. Conversations were not disruptive and focused on the work. |
Classroom time was used to work on the project the majority of the time. Conservations were not disruptive and focused on the work. |
Classroom time was used to work on the project the majority of the time, but conversations often were disruptive or did not focus on the work. |
The student did not use classroom time to work on the project the majority of the time, and/or was highly disruptive. |
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Grammar, Format, and Spelling |
The final body of the work was free of grammar, spelling and formatting errors. |
The final body had 1-2 errors related to grammar, spelling and formatting errors. |
The final body of work had 3-5 grammar, spelling and formatting errors. |
The final body of work had major grammar, spelling, and formatting errors. |
Conclusion
Now that you have finished this webquest, we hope you have learned how the Woodstock Music Festival influenced the war in Vietnam. The Woodstock Music Festival was a major social movement of this generation, and it was vital to the United States's outlook on this foreign war. Today, the legacy of Woodstock carries on and many similar events still take place every year.
Credits
A big thanks to these great websites for helping us out!
http://www.pbs.org/thinktank/transcript119.html
http://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/museum/festivalhistory.aspx
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/647675/The-Woodstock-Music-and-Art-Fair
http://abcnews.go.com/US/Woodstock/t/story?id=8276354&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
http://www.studentpulse.com/articles/713/protest-and-rock-n-roll-during-the-vietnam-war
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/13/twih.woodstock/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/14/woodstock-40-years-later_n_259695.html
http://cultureshapers.net/three-ways-the-woodstock-festival-changed-our-culture/
Special thanks to all these people for all the great pictures:
- Aaron Weiss
- Wayne C. Saward
- Anonymous