Flower-power, hippies, peace signs, sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll, were all symbols that marked the Vietnam Era. It was a time when the counter-culture was changing the American Society. College students were protesting, Jimmy Hendrix was playing a controversial version of the National Anthem at Woodstock, and young soldiers were being sent home to his/her families in body bags. The American Society was looking for a way to express their feelings, beliefs, and concerns. Military men and women were looking for motivation, inspiration, and support. Music became that release.
Today we're takin' it back to the ol' school. You are a high school student in the early 1970s. The U.S is fully active in the Vietnam War and you have feelings and opinions. You will research the music of the Vietnam era (1960s and 1970s) and then, with your group create your own song.
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