Essential Question:

• What is “Folk Music”?

Follow Up Questions: 

1. In what ways is Seeger different from the Rock and Roll stars of the mid-1950's? (Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, etc.) Consider such issues as appearence, temperament, performance, instrumenetation, sound, musical genre, lyrics.
2. To what extent is Seeger performing for the audience? 
3. To what extent is Seeger performing with the audience? 
4. What is the song's primary political argument? 

Woody Guthrie on Folk Music Radio Interview:

• Read the excerpt, and then answer the questions that follow in your textbook. 

Seeger Talks about Woody Guthrie Video: 

• Watch the video (found below), and then answer the questions that follow in your textbook. 

Discussion Questions: (There are YOUR inferences!)

• What is the definition and purpose of Folk Music?

This is a GRADED ASSIGNMENT!

1. Create a Google Doc. Title it "Folk Music Definition - your last name" 
2. Create your own definition for "Folk Music". 
3. Share it with Mr. Robinson