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Media and Information Literacy

INSTRUCTIONS AND RUBRICS

PT 5 - Podcast

Instructions:

1. The class will be divided into multiple groups.

2. Each member should be able to express her/his insights regarding the use of propaganda
techniques and suppression of information to manipulate the public using various media
platforms and technologies.
3. Fill the third column of the PDF worksheet by answering the questions in the second
column. This worksheet will serve as the blueprint of your podcast.
4. The groups can choose any available equipment and software for audio recording.
5. The total running time of audio presentation must be 9-10 minutes.
6. The audio presentation must be in mp3 format.
7. Save your final audio as MP3 and use this as the filename of your work: GroupN.mp3 (N = your group
number)
8. Upload your podcast to the OneDrive link provided in Week 12.

Use this worksheet as the blueprint of your podcast: (Written Work 5)

Goal What is your topic?

What do you want to achieve in
creating the podcast?
What are your intended goals after
your audience have listened to your
podcast?
Role You are not students for this activity.
Think of a certain role you want to
play in your podcast. Example: Social
worker, lawyers, scientist, etc.
Audience What is the demographic data of
your audience?

Situation What is the status quo in the society

that led you to the creation of this
podcast? What problematic situation
do you want to address?
Performance What are the contents of your
podcast?
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How will you conduct the creation of
your podcast?

Rubric:

CRITERIA 9-10 pts. 7-8 pts. 4-6 pts. 1-3 pts.

The message of the The message of the The message of the The message has
podcast is directly podcast is indirectly podcast is irrelevant no relevance
relevant to media relevant to media to media or doesn’t make
manipulation. manipulation. manipulation. sense at all.
OVERALL The takeaways are The takeaways are There are no
CONTENT logical and seem to understandable and takeaways, or they
(Accomplished truly reflect both the mostly reflect the do not connect well
Worksheet) interviewee’s interviewee’s with the
opinions and the opinions and the interviewee’s
situation they are situation they are opinions and the
addressing. addressing. situation they are
addressing.
Sound quality is good Sound quality is Podcast is shorter Podcast is shorter
enough that it is not generally not than 8 minutes. than 5 minutes.
FORMAT AND
distracting, and there distracting, with Sound quality makes The podcast
SOUND QUALITY
are only minor issues very few major the podcast difficult cannot be
with sudden changes distracting to understand. understood at all.
in volume. moments.
PRESENTATION Presentation flows Presentation flows Presentation Presentation has
OF well and logically. well. is unorganized. no flow at all.
INFORMATION
Acts to tie ideas Forms some Does little to tie Ideas are not tied
together and form transitions; fills in together the piece together and
appropriate some gaps; there are no
NARRATION
transitions; fills in generally well- transitions
gaps in the story; written applied.
well-written.
Grammar and Grammar and Grammar and Grammar and
mechanics are mechanics have few mechanics have mechanics have
STYLE relatively flawless flaws that distract many flaws that major flaws that
and do not distract the audience. distract the distract the
the audience. audience. audience.
TOTAL POINTS: