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Rosie (6/30) I was thinking that 2 ways to use the song in the classroom would be: 1. Lower grades:To teach propaganda tactics of war along with political cartoons, posters, and pictures. Students would have to analyze one of each and tell how they each encouraged or discourages war. (JM) 2. Higher grade level students could be asked to compare and contrast //Keep the Home Fires Burning// and //Over// There and complete a Venn Diagram on their similarities and differences. Students would then need to provides details on how each piece of music made them feel and how the music each would or would not be effective in promoting war. (JM)

Jamie (6/30) Great ideas Jamie. My thoughts:

1. Could be used after discussing reasons why the U.S. entered WWI and how American felt about it. (RP) 2. Could be compared/contrasted (w/a Venn Diagram) with songs from other wars, specifically the Vietnam war which eventually created a lot of anti-war feelings in the U.S. Possible Vietnam war-era songs: For what its Worth, Fortunate Son, Billy Don't Be a Hero. (RP) 3. This song's intended audience is families of soldiers at war. A lesson could be created by finding a WWI era song who intended audience is the soldiers. Students could then compare and contrast the song. (RP)


 * Reasons for selecting recording: ** //Keep the Home Fires Burning//

This song lends itself well to discussing patriotism during war time, and/or contrasting to songs whose theme is anti-war. It could be used in a variety of ways. Students could analyze lyrics, compare and contrast it to other war songs, and make connections between the lyrics and actual war events. (RP/JM) // Good choice for these reasons. CK .//


 * 5 Activities for the Classroom: ** (JM/RP)

1**.** Lower grades:To teach propaganda tactics of war along with political cartoons, posters, and pictures. Students would have to analyze one of each and tell how they each encouraged or discourages war. 2. Higher grade level students could be asked to compare and contrast //Keep the Home Fires Burning// and //Over// There and complete a Venn Diagram on their similarities and differences. Students would then need to provides details on how each piece of music made them feel and how the music each would or would not be effective in promoting war// Good method of applying this to the different grade levels, allowing for flexibility. CK .// 3. Could be used after discussing reasons why the U.S. entered WWI and how American felt about it 4. Could be compared/contrasted (w/a Venn Diagram) with songs from other wars, specifically the Vietnam war which eventually created a lot of anti-war feelings in the U.S. Possible Vietnam war-era songs: For what its Worth, Fortunate Son, Billy Don't Be a Hero 5. This song's intended audience is families of soldiers at war. A lesson could be created by finding a WWI era song who intended audience is the soldiers. Students could then compare and contrast the song// Yes, true, this is a really good idea and could be applied today too. CK. //