Lisa Gr een

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Three g ra d e 12 Eng lish c la sses w ere
ta s ke d w ith c o n n e c tin g c o m m u n ity
th ro u g h s to ry u s in g th e m e d iu m o f
p o d c a s tin g .

Th is 7 m o n th le a rn in g jo u rn e y p ro ve d b o th
c h a lle n g in g a n d re w a rd in g - u ltim a te ly
re s u ltin g in 3 s e p e ra te s e rie s , to ta llin g 17
c o m p le te d e p is o d e s , a n d la u n c h in g o n
m u ltip le p u b lic p la tfo rm s .
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 ● 4 4 % of t h e Nor t h
Am er ic a n
p op u la t ion h a s
list en ed t o a p od c a st

● 50% of a ll h om es a r e
p od c a st fa n s
p od c a st in g ● Th er e a r e c u r r en t ly
ov er 550,000
fa c t s a v a ila b le p od c a st s

● Pod c a st t op ic s a r e
en d less: n ew s,
c om ed y , c on n ec t ed
st or ies, in t er v iew s, (Nielsen Resea rc h, Ma rc h
fa c t s, d r a m a s, et c ... 2018).

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t r a n sp a r en t g oa ls
❏To c onnec t p eop le a nd c om m unity
throug h story

❏Develop skills tha t w ill b e used b eyond

the c la ssroom (b ra instorm ing , w riting ,
interview ing , ed iting , m a rketing , etc …)

❏Work c olla b ora tively a s a w hole c la ss

❏Ha ve a c om p leted a nd p ub lished

p od c a st series b y the end of the yea r
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SMART?

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 h id d en c u r r ic u lu m
❏ To w ork c olla b ora tively a s a c la ss tea m

❏ To c onnec t w ith a nd lea rn a b out the g rea ter

c om m unity

❏ To c rea te a c onc rete fina l p rojec t tha t stud ents

c a n b e p roud of

❏ To g ive ha nd s on tra ining in m a ny a rea s of

m ed ia p rod uc tion tha t c a n b e use in the future

❏ To enha nc e lea rning skills in a rea s of interest a nd

to g a in exp erienc e w orking in/w ith other a rea s
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c or e c om p et en c ies

C T T PS PS PS

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 t h e p od c a st p r ojec t
Pr e- p r od u c t ion Pr od u c t ion Post - p r od u c t ion
❏ In t r od u c t ion t o ❏ St or y lin e ❏ Ed it in g
p od c a st s id ea s ❏ Rec or d in g /
❏ Dec id in g on ❏ Con d u c t in g n a r r a t in g
t op ic s in t er v iew s ❏ Sp lic in g st or y ,
❏ Div id in g in t o ❏ Rec or d in g in t er v iew s, m u sic
g r ou p s a n d r oles ❏ Ga t h er in g ❏ Pu b lish in g
❏ Goa l set t in g in for m a t ion ❏ Up loa d in g
❏ Dec id in g on ❏ Ma r k et in g
t h em es,
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m u sic ,
b r a n d in g …
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st ill en g lish 12
1c la ss a w eek w a s p od c a st in g d a y
(*som e full w eeks a t b eg inning a nd end )

❏ p ro vin c ia l p re p
❏ n o ve l s tu d y x 2
❏ c re a tive w ritin g
❏ p o e try
❏ s h o rt s to ry
❏ h a m le t 10
p r e- p r od u c t ion
❏ in t r od u c t ion t o p od c a st s
❏ d ec id in g on t op ic s
❏ d iv id in g in t o g r ou p s a n d r oles
❏ g oa l set t in g
TOPICS - c la ss v ot e
1. Hom eless
2. Sen ior s
3. Misc ? c om m u n it y
➢ tea c her d riven c hoic es
➢ g oog le c la ss survey

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 g r ou p a n d r oles

c r ea t iv e
st or y / t ec h n ic a l/
d esig n /
c r ea t iv e p r od u c t ion
m a r k et in g

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 st or y / c r ea t iv e
• in t er v iew er s
Story Collec tors – find ing the p eop le, c ond uc ting a nd
rec ord ing the interview s. Ab le to d eliver interview a nd
stories in a n interesting m a nner.

• st or y d esig n / ed it in g
Resp onsib le for d ec id ing how the story w ill b e c ra fted
a nd d elivered

• t a len t
Ones resp onsib le for b eing the voic e(s) of the story.

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 t ec h n ic a l/ p r od u c t ion

• p r od u c er s
Oversig ht a nd tea m lea d er – Getting , c ollec ting m a teria l,
a nd w orking w ith story/c rea tive p eop le.

• t ec h n ic ia n s
Putting it a ll tog ether a nd in a form a t tha t it c a n b e
d elivered to the p ub lic . (Sound , ed iting , up loa d ing , fina l
d elivery).

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 c r ea t iv e d esig n /
m a r k et in g
• c r ea t iv e d esig n er s
Resp onsib le for fina l d esig n of the series. Wha t w ill this
series look like visua lly? How w ill it sound ? Wha t w ill the
intro m usic a nd c om m enta ry b e?

• m a r k et in g
Resp onsib le for m a rketing a nd a d vertisem ent of
series. How w ill p eop le hea r a b out this series?
Why should p eop le c a re a b out this p rojec t?

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p it c h a n d p la n
❏w rite a form a l p itc h (c over letter) for c hosen role
❏resea rc h inform a tion a b out sp ec ific a rea s a nd sub m it a n infog ra p hic
a b out it (p iktoc ha rt/c a nva )
❏tea m m eeting to d ec id e the a p p roa c h (need s, to d o’s, ta sks, etc …)
❏c rea te a g oa l tim eline for p rojec t

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 p r od u c t ion
❏ st or y lin e id ea s
❏ c on d u c t in g in t er v iew s
❏ r ec or d in g
❏ g a t h er in g in for m a t ion
❏ d ec id in g on t h em es, m u sic ,
b r a n d in g …
c r it ic a l t ools

h a n d h eld
r ec or d in g d ev ic e

sn ow b a ll
m ic r op h on e

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ex c it in g t im es...
❏ St or ies Fr om Th e St r eet
❏ Hom eless Shelter
❏ Reverend Al Tysic k
❏ Vic toria Ma yor
❏ Dona tions a nd c lothing d rives

❏ Th r ou g h t h e Yea r s - Sen ior t o Sen ior

❏ Com m unity Center
❏ Retirem ent Hom es
❏ Christm a s Ca rd Drive

❏ Th is Teen Life
❏ Refug ee
❏ LGBTQ - c om m unity m em b ers
❏ Sc hool Culture 21
p ost - p r od u c t ion
❏ ed it in g
❏ r ec or d in g / n a r r a t in g
❏ sp lic in g st or y , in t er v iew s, m u sic
❏ p u b lish in g
❏ u p loa d in g
❏ m a r k et in g
 p r e- p r od u c t ion p r od u c t ion p ost - p r od u c t ion

t im elin e 23
r ec or d in g a n d ed it in g t ools

Ga r a g e Ba n d

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TW ISTED W AVE 25
r oy a lt y fr ee m u sic

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soc ia l m ed ia / m a r k et in g

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la u n c h in g t h e p od c a st s

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m a r k d efen se

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 W h a t d id t h e st u d en t s
g et ou t of t h is?
❏ c la ss c olla b or a t ion
❏ c om m on g oa l
❏ c r it ic a l a n d c r ea t iv e t h in k in g
❏ c om m u n it y c on n ec t ion s
❏ p u sh ed t h em selv es ou t of
t h eir c om for t zon es
❏ c om m u n ic a t ion sk ills
❏ t r ou b lesh oot in g sk ills
❏ t ec h n ic a l sk ills
In their w ord s...

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 the
p od c a st
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Sea son 2 - Ma y 2019
p od c a st in t h e c la ss
❏listen to p od c a sts
❏m a ke your ow n p od c a sts
❏p od c a st “b ook c lub ”
❏p od c a st series

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m a k e a n a c a d em ic p od c a st
Revisionist History is Ma lc olm Gla d w ell's journey throug h
the overlooked a nd the m isund erstood . Every ep isod e re-
exa m ines som ething from the p a st—a n event, a p erson, a n
id ea , even a song —a nd a sks w hether w e g ot it rig ht the first
tim e.

Bec a use som etim es the p a st d eserves a sec ond c ha nc e.

● Challenge students to re-examine an event from the past

○ To Kill a Mockingbird (segregation, racism, the justice system…)
○ Shakespeare (explore Shakespeare's world, uncover elements no one has
thought of - what would life really have been like for Juliet?)
● Podcast a discussion or debate around a topic
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m a k e a t h ea t r ic a l p od c a st
fic t ion a l p od c a st s a r e on t h e r ise

● create a radio drama (mini-episodes)

● whole class drama (have different groups make sequential episodes)
● creating new scenes of stories or plays
● have a discussion between two characters
● dear abby - have listener call in’s (being in character) 36
list en t o a sin g le p od c a st
● sup p lem ent a lesson
● c om p lim ent a short story unit
● ha ve a n ep isod e lesson rea d y to g o for a
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list en t o a p od c a st ser ies
● in p la c e of a novel stud y
● p od c a st “Book Club ”

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st u d y a p od c a st ser ies

● st u d en t s t a k e on t h e r ole of d et ec t iv e
● c r it ic a l a n a ly sis of ev id en c e p r esen t ed
● c h a r a c t er st u d y
● v oc a b u la r y a c t iv it y
● m a p p in g a c t iv it y
● en d b y w r it in g a p er su a siv e essa y b a sed on t h eor ies d ev elop ed 39
h a llow een p od c a st a c t iv it y

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 the
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Lisa Green - Pod c a st in the Cla ss

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