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1840 "Rock-A-Bye Baby Daddy's a Whig" Song



Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing an 1840 campaign song about Martin Van Buren for messages about reaching voters and political attack.



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Unit: 1828-1840 The Campaign as Spectacle
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
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Relevant Subject Area(s)

Music, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

Grade Level(s)

High School, College

Media Type(s)

Music/song

Author(s)

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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Resource Standard Common Core ELA Strand
Reading: History Social Studies (RH), Reading: Literature (RL), Speaking and Listening (SL)