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Keywords: Podcasting, Script Writing, Broadcasting, Reporting, Research, Group Work, Music
Subject(s): Social Studies, Art, Music, Journalism, Podcasting
Grades 6 through 8
School: Ridgedale Middle School, Florham Park, NJ
Planned By: Sondra Paulson
Original Author: Sondra Paulson, Florham Park
1. Group students

2. Assign time periods

3. Students within groups breakdown subtopics and assign: Composers, Musical Styles, Fashion, Visual ARtists, World History, U.S. History, Inventions, Explorers

4. Students research within given guidelines

5. Students create graphic organizers of research including citing of sources

6. Students write a script in the form of: an interview, a radio show, present tense, past, etc...

7. Students prepare a piece of music and play it into computer

8. Students look for art work, clip art, etc. which shows concepts of time period.

9. Students record podcast.
Cross-Curriculum Ideas
Social Studies, Visual Art
Links: Listen to student podcasts
Materials: Point and Shoot, Clipart, Digital Voice Recorders