We Didn't Start the Fire: Cold War Song Analysis (Common Core Aligned Activity)

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Will Pulgarin

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Grade Levels

7th - 12th, Homeschool

Subjects

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, World History

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Activities

Standards

CCSSRH.6-8.1

CCSSRH.6-8.4

CCSSRH.9-10.1

CCSSRH.9-10.4

CCSSRH.11-12.1

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9 pages

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Super awesome resource to use during a cold war unit. I assigned each student to a specific portion of the song and had them research the information within that portion of the song.

— Hayden W.

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This was a great resource to teach the history of the events from "We Didn't Start the Fire". My co-op class really enjoyed it and it provided a few weeks of great discussion and creating our own lyrics.

— Jen P.

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In this assignment, students are presented with key facts that are related to the Cold War via Billy Joel's song "We Didn't Start the Fire." This assignment begins by having the students analyze the chorus of this song by Billy Joel. Then, students are shown a video of the song with the lyrics and visuals (link included). Next, the students listen to the song and follow along with the lyrics and are introduced to 26 key facts from the song that are related to the Cold War (each key fact includes a short summary and a picture). Lastly, the students create their own song using the same rhyming scheme used by Billy Joel (an example is included). This is probably one of my favorite lessons from the year! The students really get creative with this assignment!

Ready to print and ready to use! Excellent tool for auditory and visual learners!

** Print out a packet for each student to keep! This will help the assignment go a lot smoother!

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6os_ieY0m8

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Total Pages

9 pages

Answer Key

Does not apply

Teaching Duration

90 minutes

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to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).

CCSSRH.6-8.1

Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.

CCSSRH.6-8.4

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.

CCSSRH.9-10.1

Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information.

CCSSRH.9-10.4

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary describing political, social, or economic aspects of history/social studies.

CCSSRH.11-12.1

Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, connecting insights gained from specific details to an understanding of the text as a whole.

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