Unit 3: Resist!

Pages 52-53
Pages 54-55
Pages 56-57
Page 59
Pages 60-61
Pages 64-65
Pages 66-67


 

Pages 52-53 - Outline
 
  From the hippie era...
It isn't nice. Read the Wikipedia biography of Malvina Reynolds and browse through her songs and poems.
Woodstock. Check who sang at Woodstock thanks to Wikipedia and see some video footage on YouTube.
  ... to 21st century protest
Righteous Babe Records (USA) • Check out Ani DiFranco's record company's website. Listen to Ani and other artists. 
  This land is your land
Woody Guthrie & his song. Read about Woody Guthrie and This Land is Your Land on Wikipedia, then watch a video of the song played by his son, Arlo Guthrie, or one by Bruce Springsteen.
  ORAL PRESENTATION: PROTEST SONGS
Choose a song! Browse through PopMatters' list of protest songs and read this Wikipedia article for a short history of protest songs.

 

 

Pages 54-55 - Text 1: Dear Mr President
 
Pink & her song
  Pink • Pink's official site, with photos, videos, etc.
  Wikipedia: Pink • Everything you want to know about Pink.
  Dear Mr President video • Youtube: Pink plays her song live.
   

 

Pages 56-57 - Text 2: Let me have those seats
 
Background to the text
  Jim Crow History • A complete website. Have a look at the "History" section and read the narratives.
  Jim Crow Laws • A list of segregation laws from various states.
  Rosa Parks • The Wikipedia article about the writer of the text. With a diagram of the bus where Rosa Parks sat.
 

 

 

Page 59 -  Views
 
The event
  1968 Olympics black power salute • The Wikipedia article about the salute by Tommie Smith and John Carlos.
  The Tommie Smith John Carlos Project • A website from San Jose State University to commemorate the event.
 

 

 

 

Pages 60-61 - Text 3: The hero of Soweto
 
The events & the place
  The Soweto uprising. To understand more about the event, read this BBC article and this Wikipedia entry.
  Soweto • Information about the township, on the Johannesburg City website.
 

 

 

Pages 64-65 -  Issue
 
How to resist
  Forms of protest • A Wikipedia article with a list of all the ways you can protest.
 

Protesters. Learn more about 3 famous protesters and organisations: Michael Moore, Greenpeace, Gandhi.
 

 

 

Pages 66-67 -  Extra Text: I want some more
 
The author
 

Charles Dickens • All you need to know about Charles Dickens, from Wikipedia. Also available in simple English if you're in a hurry!
The works
 

Dickens online • This site offers you most of Dickens's works, including short stories.