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5th Grade, Kwende, 11-12 – Audio 3

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THIS VIDEO EXPLAINS THE EXPECTATIONS FOR THE DAY!

Our 1st semester will focus on media creation, while or 2nd semester will focus more on coding.

Regardless of the lesson, FouloisTech.info should be your destination every time you come into class. This space will be used to provide announcements, lessons, and other resources.

  1. So You Want To Be A Media Arts Major...
  2. Objective:
    1. Students will script out a short podcast episode to amplify their voices and express their interests.
  3. Announcements:
    1. No late work for this Quarter will be accepted after Monday, January 12th!
      1. This deadline is 2 weeks before the end of the Quarter and is far more lenient than PGCPS policy.
      2. Work owed from unexcused absences will still not be accepted.
      3. Between January 12th and the last day of the Quarter, PGCPS policy will be followed.
  4. Previous Lessons: Audio 1, Audio 2, Audio 3, Audio 4, Audio 5, Video 1, Video 2, Video 3, Video 4, Video 5, Video 6
  5. Today's Lesson: Audio 3: Podcast Script
    1. Grading Rubric:
      4 Pts Podcast script has very few spelling and/or grammatical errors. Proofread!
      3 Pts Podcast script has music selected from the mp3 downloads list at FouloisTech.info, with its citation included as part of the script.
      3 Pts Written content and chosen music fit together well.
    2. Before you write a podcast's script, you need to have a topic in mind. Common podcast topics include:
      1. Review of a movie or video game
      2. Commentary on a current event or events
      3. Advice on how to complete a task (tricky in an audio-only format)
      4. Creative storytelling
    3. 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.
    4. With your topic selected, go to Canvas to write out your script. Please use the provided space wisely. (You MAY use paper instead if you want.)
      1. Your script should have the following parts:
        1. Intro (What's the name of your show? What's your name? What's your show usually about? What's today's specific topic?)
        2. Body (Go into more detail on this episode's chosen topic, with an introductory paragraph, and conclusion, etc.)
        3. Outro (Wrap up, cite the music and any other sources you used, and say goodbye until next time.)
          1. Before finishing your outro, you'll need to find a song to add to your recording.
          2. Go to FouloisTech.info's mp3 Downloads section and scan through to find a song that you think fits with your script. This CAN be tricky, as you don't want a podcast where you're happy about a new game that just came out to have slow, sad violin music, and a script about a sad current event shouldn't have upbeat music.
          3. Each song has a citation with it that you can copy/paste into your script. Make sure to do that so it's easy for you to find your song during our next class when we're editing.
      2. Sample:
        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.]
    5. 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.
    6. 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.
  6. This is an IN-CLASS assignment, NOT HOMEWORK. Please stay on task to complete this work by the end of class!