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4. In order to prepare themselves to write about a protest song students' need to go
through these steps:
a) Pick a protest song to write about.
b) Read through the lyrics for the song (students' will need to do their own internet search
to find these) and listen to the song (students should find a recording of the song on
Youtube).
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c) Identify what the issue the song is protesting against is (they should start from the basic
categories mentioned in the previous task).
d) Annotate a lyric sheet by circling key quotes and identifying techniques used.
e) Noting down descriptions of the sound and feel of the music in the song.
5. Once students have completed the above steps, they should draft an analysis following
the structure set out in the 'How To Set Out A Protest Song Analysis' handout and submit
if for peer review and teacher review.