Name _________________________________ Newscast Project 1

Chapter 7: Independent Agencies

NEWSCAST Project – Due Feb. 17, 2015

GOALS of this Project:

1. The student will be able to explain the purpose of the independent agencies and their
purpose within the executive branch.
2. The students will identify and describe the activities of several independent agencies.

Directions:

1. You will create and record a video newscast of your chosen independent agency.
a. First, research your agency.
i. Location of your agency
ii. Purpose of your agency
iii. Responsibilities/Activities of your agency
iv. How does your agency help the American people?
v. Find symbol(s)/picture(s) of your agency
b. Create your video newscast.
i. Should be 2-3 minutes long
1. Include a SCRIPT that needs to be typed or handwritten (see next page)
ii. Include all the information in part a (look above)
iii. Make it professional

How You Will Be Graded:

 Peer graded using attached rubrics

 Teacher graded using attached rubrics
 Worth 100 points
Name _________________________________ Newscast Project 2

Helpful Websites:

EPA = http://www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/our-mission-and-what-we-do
SSA = http://www.ssa.gov/agency/
USPS = https://about.usps.com/publications/pub100/pub100_036.htm
Selective service = https://www.sss.gov/backgr.htm
Consumer Safety = http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Safety-Education/Safety-Guides/General-
Information/Who-We-Are---What-We-Do-for-You/
NASA = http://history.nasa.gov/brief.html

SCRIPT:

 Good Afternoon!
 Thanks for watching WGOV Brown news at noon. I am _______________ (insert your name) and
I am glad you are joining me today.
 We start our newscast with a Special Edition, "Explaining the Independent Agencies of Our
Government”
 Today’s focus will be on ____________________________(insert your agency)
 (….the rest is for you to fill in……..)
o Location of your agency
o Purpose of your agency
o Responsibilities/Activities of your agency
o How does your agency help the American people?
o Find symbol(s)/picture(s) of your agency
Name _________________________________ Newscast Project 3

Informational Newscast Rubric

Criteria Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning

25 points 20 points 15 point 10-0 points

Organization The newscast Most of the Some of the Little to none

demonstrates newscast newscast of the
excellent demonstrates demonstrates newscast
planning and good planning and planning and demonstrates
consistent organization. organization. planning and
organization. organization.

Presentation The newscast The newscast The newscast The newscast

includes all of includes two of the includes one includes none
the following following elements of the of the following
elements – – title, recorded following elements –
title, recorded video, and elements – title, recorded
video, and picture(s). title, recorded video, and
picture(s). video, and picture(s).
picture(s).

Content The newscast The newscast The newscast The newscast

includes at includes two includes only includes no
least three important details one important important
important about the detail about details about
details about agency. the agency. the agency.
the agency.

The newscast The newscast The newscast The newscast

Purpose
shows the shows the shows the does not show
student’s student’s student’s the student’s
understanding understanding of understanding understanding
of the agency the agency and of the agency of the agency
and used used some and used little and used no
creativity to creativity to get creativity to get creativity to
get the the message to the message get the
message to the audience. to the message to
the audience. audience. the audience.

/100 points
TOTAL POINTS = ____________________
Name _________________________________ Newscast Project 4

ACTIVE PARTCIPANTS (worth 30 points)

Directions:

Fill in the chart below as you watch each of your classmates’ video
newscasts.

AGENCY PURPOSE/ACTIVITIES

1.

2.

3.

1.

2.

3.

1.

2.

3.
Name _________________________________ Newscast Project 5

1.

2.

3.

1.

2.

3.