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5th Grade

5th Grade Unit - Audio

This project may be completed by the following students:

g5 5th Grade Elementary Media Arts Students.


Lessons

  1. Audio 1: Goal Setting

    1. Objective: Students will set their goals for this school year and script them for an audio project to see how Media Arts can relate to things outside of the computer lab.
    2. Grading Rubric:
      • 4 Pts Script has very few spelling and/or grammatical errors. Proofread!
      • 3 Pts Script is designed for an audio only format.
      • 3 Pts Script includes an introduction of the student, what they want to accomplish this school year, and how they intend to do it.
    3. To begin, you need to have some idea of what you want to do this year. Possible goals include:
      • Getting accepted into a particular major.
      • Learning specific skills.
      • Completing a specific project or activity.
      • Winning a specific award (don't make up an award).
    4. You aren't limited to just these 4 goal types, but consider them if you're having trouble thinking of a starting point.
    5. Goals should NOT be:
      • Getting good grades. (That might be a side effect of achieving a goal, but for this assignment it should not be the main task.)
    6. Next, you'll need to write out your script.
      1. Your audience is only going to hear you, not see you, so you need to verbally share what your goal is and how you intend to achieve it.
      2. You should write your script on paper, even if the intent is to hand the work in digitally.
        • SAMPLE SCRIPT:
        • Hello, my name is ____. This school year, I hope to ___. I want to do this because ___. I'll start by ___. Thank you for listening.
      3. Proofread your sentences and find the Audio 1 assignment in Canvas to hand in a photo of your script. Make sure that what you've written can be seen clearly in the photo. (A blurry image cannot earn credit. If it can't be read, it can't be graded!)

  2. Audio 2: Record & Edit

    1. Objective: Students will record their prepared scripts to review the steps required to record and edit audio.
    2. Grading Rubric:
      • 4 Pts Recording is free of misspoken words and "verbal filler" like "um," "uh," and so on.
      • 3 Pts Recording is saved in an .mp3 audio format.
      • 3 Pts Recording includes an introduction of the student, what they want to accomplish this school year, and how they intend to do it.
    3. Keep the following things in mind as you record your script from Lesson 1.
      • Be mindful of your classmates. There are many of you in this room who will be recording at the same time.
      • Have your script ready to go before you record! Read through it a few times first to make sure you've practiced it.
      • There are many good editing programs for audio, but we'll be using WeVideo for this.
      • There is a link in Canvas that will have to be used once to activate your WeVideo "Pro" account. This should only need to be done once a year, but failing to do so WILL cause problems.
    4. Once you've logged into WeVideo with your PGCPS Google Account and set up your "Pro" subscription, use the "Podcast" option to record your script.
      • See the video tutorials to the right if you're stuck, they're there to help.
      • REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE EXPORTING AUDIO ONLY! This will not be a video project.
      • If you did not select the podcast/mp3/audio option for exporting, Canvas will NOT allow you to upload your finished recording.
    5. With your audio exported, go to Canvas to upload your file to the Audio 2 Assignment. IT WILL ONLY UPLOAD IF YOU FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS AND CREATED AN MP3 AUDIO FILE.

  3. Audio 3: Podcast Script

    1. Note: This is lesson starts a new project. Students should not use any script or recordings from Audio 1 or 2 if they wish to score well on Audio 4 or Audio 5.
    2. Objective: Students will script out a short podcast episode to amplify their voices and express their interests.
    3. Grading Rubric:
    4. Before you write a podcast's script, you need to have a topic in mind. Common podcast topics include:
      • Review of a movie or video game
      • Commentary on a current event or events
      • Advice on how to complete a task (tricky in an audio-only format)
      • Creative storytelling
    5. You are not limited to these four topic examples, but they are there to help you brainstorm ideas. Your script should be about something interesting to you, that you want to share. The best podcasts out there are made by people who really care about what they're making.
    6. With your topic selected, use some paper to write out your script.
      • SAMPLE SCRIPT:

      • Hello, this is [name], and you're listening to [podcast title].

        In this episode, [introduce topic].

        [This is where the main body of your podcast goes.]

        And that’s all for this episode of [podcast title again], thanks for listening!

        The song you heard was [song title], performed by [artist name] and downloadable from [whichever source was provided in FouloisTech.info's mp3 Downloads section, DO NOT say the song is from FouloisTech.]

    7. Read your script out loud while using a timer. Your final recording will need to be between 1 minute and 5 minutes long. If it's too short, you didn't pick a topic interesting enough to inspire you. If it's too long, you should find a way to trim it down to roughly 4 1/2 minutes to make sure pausing too long during the actual recording doesn't take you over time.
    8. Proofread your script! If you're following the step above, you may have already noticed some spelling or grammatical errors. Fix them as you find them in order to avoid losing points later.
    9. Find the Audio 3 assignment in Canvas to hand in a photo of your script. Make sure that what you've written can be seen clearly in the photo. (A blurry image cannot earn credit. If it can't be read, it can't be graded!)

  4. Audio 4: Podcast Recording

    1. Objective: Students will record their podcast scripts to amplify their voices and express their interests.
    2. Grading Rubric:
      • 4 Pts Recording is free of misspoken words and "verbal filler" like "um," "uh," and so on.
      • 3 Pts Podcast recording has music selected from the mp3 downloads list at FouloisTech.info, with its citation included as part of the script.
      • 3 Pts Spoken content and chosen music fit together well.
    3. To begin, you will first need to make sure you handed in your Audio 3 assignment. Without your script you will not have anything to record!
    4. Your script needed to have music. Use this link included in the rubric above to find the song mentioned in your citations, then download it to your computer.
    5. Go to WeVideo. You should have set up your account during our Audio 2 lesson.
    6. The recording steps will be the same as the Audio 2 lesson, but we will also be uploading the music you selected using the "Add Media" button.
      • Again, the tutorials to the right will be useful if you're stuck!
    7. It's important to not have your music be too loud compared to your recording. Mr. Smith will show you how to adjust the volume to fix this.
    8. It will usually also be necessary to trim the music, whether the music is too long or too short compared to your recording.
      • (This mostly involves cutting out everything but the first 15 seconds and last 15 seconds of the music, then having it fade to silence in the beginning and fade in from silence at the end. Again, Mr. Smith will show you how to do this.)
    9. With your audio exported, go to Canvas to upload your file to the Audio 4 Assignment. IT WILL ONLY UPLOAD IF YOU FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS AND CREATED AN MP3 AUDIO FILE.

  5. Audio 5: Exit Ticket

    1. Objective: Students will reflect on what they learned and what they liked to further reinforce the content covered.
    2. Grading Rubric:
      • 4 Pts Exit Ticket has very few spelling and/or grammatical errors. Proofread!
      • 3 Pts Exit ticket shares something you learned during the audio unit.
      • 3 Pts Exit ticket shares something you enjoyed during the audio unit.
    3. Look at the rubric so you know what is expected.
    4. Look for the Audio 5 assignment in Canvas to complete the rubric requirements.
    5. Once you've done this, you'll have two options:
      1. Check with Mr. Smith to see what you may resubmit (or hand in for the first time), then work on that!
      2. If you're all caught up, you may play video games until dismissal! (The Luanti server may be up and running to facilitate this.)

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