From the Songs of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Peter Paul and Mary
to the Power of Flower, Love and Peace
Main Idea: By looking at the lyrics of these songs, we can see how the young people in the early 1970s fought for love and peace romantically.
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Topic sentence: To give a brief introduction of the folk rock of the early 1970s.
1) What is folk rock? (Explain a little rock history)
2) Rock music marked its name for the first time in politics and social reform.
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Topic sentence: To illustrate the anti-war attitude of the young people of the early 1970s.
1) What is "anti-war attitude"?
2) Lyrics explanations -- Bob Dylan's Blowing In the Wind
3) Lyrics explanations -- Peter Paul and Mary's Where Have All the Flowers Gone
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Topic sentence: To illustrate the civil right movements of the young people of the early 1970s.
1) "Black pride" of the 1960
2) Lyrics explanations -- Joan Baez's We Shall Overcome
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Topic Sentence: Conclusion
1) How these songs inspired the later songwriters
This is the latest outline. Actually it turned out to be shorter than my expectation.
I'm still considering to contain more informations. Maybe more examples?
Feel free to give me suggestions, whatever you're interested in knowing. It'll be a huge favor for me. Thank you! ^^
