At this time, you will perform a textual analysis of protest songs. To complete this Assignment, you must choose one protest song from the 1960s and one protest song from within the last 5 years. For each song, locate at least three themes and then compare/contrast these themes. The Assignment must be five pages long, including the title page, content pages, and works cited page.

Choose one protest song from the 1960s and one protest song from today. Locate the lyrics for each song and provide the complete lyrics in an appendix to your Assignment or in a separate file. Cite the songs and lyrics using APA style.
Locate at least three themes in each song. Compare and contrast these themes using quotes from the lyrics to illustrate each theme.
Summarize your findings in a concluding paragraph.

*******Grade: Grading Criteria****
A: 81-90 points
Essay identifies at least three themes in each chosen protest song•
Essay provides thoughtful commentary to illustrate each theme•
Identified themes are clearly compared and contrasted between the•
two time periods
Essay is clearly written and meets the posted length requirements•
Complete song lyrics are included and cited using APA style•