Political Song

Okay, here is a fun assignment that everyone has to do. Each person must find a song that deals with something political. It can be about just about anything, so long as it has to do with the government, actions of the government, or people in the government. For example, I am going to play you two songs in class- one by the band Alabama, called SONG OF THE SOUTH, which is actually about the results of the New Deal by Franklin Roosevelt. Following that, I'm gonna play a little ditty by Bob Dylan called HURRICANE, which is about Rubin Carter, a black man wrongfully convicted by southern police for a murder he didn't commit.

Music can be a very powerful tool in trying to convince people to change their minds about political issues. So here is what your assignment is:

Find a song.
Print the lyrics in order to hand them out to the class.
Come prepared to play the song for the class and then explain what the song was about, why you picked it, what you liked about it, etc.

All songs must be approved by me (with lyrics included). Please choose wisely when picking songs. If a song has some unsavory language, please use common sense. NWA's "Cop-Killer" will not be approved, because of the obvious multiple F-words that litter the song like fleas on my dog.

We will begin this with the REd Day classes on Friday, Feb. 2. Gold Day will begin this process next Thursday, Feb. 8, etc. We will listen to songs during the last part of each Thursday-Friday until everyone has played.

Thanks!

Requirements of Line of Succession Presentations

For everyone presenting this week on the members of the Presidential Line of Succession, please note the following requirements:

Gold Day will present on Thursday, January 11.
Red Day will present on Friday, January 12.

All that is required is a description of the person's job title (in the case of the Speaker of the House, President Pro Tem)

AND

a description of what their Department does, and what they are responsible for.

I do not want a life story of Alberto Gonzales. I want to know what he does as the Attorney General.

I want to know what the Department of Education is responsible for, but not in a 10-12 minute diatribe. Just 3-4 minutes per person please. You MAY create a powerpoint, but ONLY if you are going to send it to me in advance or it is on a disc/jump drive. Otherwise, make sure you have a 1 page handout to give to your class to assist them in studying for the quiz over this project, which will be on

GOLD DAY: Tuesday January 16
RED DAY: Wednesday January 17.


The race is on!