A Learning Activity is a strategy a teacher chooses to actively
engage students in learning a concept or skill using a digital tool/resource.
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Phase:
During/Explore/Explain
Activity:
The teacher will group the students into pairs or small groups. Each group will plan, develop, and execute a radio broadcast that discusses a notable person from the 1920s.
Each group should choose a notable person and research that person and their contributions to society.
Each group should develop a plan for how they want to set up their radio show (interview, talk show, news broadcast, etc.). The groups should incorporate different viewpoints about their notable person in their radio broadcast. For example, a radio broadcast on George Washington Carver might include his parents telling his story growing up as a boy, his college professor describing his studies, and a farmer describing how Carver's inventions and discoveries had impacted his farming practices.
Once the group has planned and rehearsed their broadcast, the group should use the digital tool, Online Voice Recorder, to record their radio show. The digital tool allows the recording to be saved as an MP3 file for students to submit work.
Assessment Strategies:
Assess students recorded broadcast using a rubric.
Students should have prior background knowledge of the events and culture of the 1920s from previous lessons. The teacher may want to find clips of radio broadcasts from the 1920s on YouTube to play for the class in correlation with the lesson. The teacher should be sure students have access to a computer with internet access to use when recording their news broadcast.
Variation Tips (optional):
This lesson can be used with other time periods and other forms of media.