Blue Valley Libraries: ELA 10: Q4 Podcast Project

Learning Targets

Students will be able to use textual evidence to support claims that themes are present in their ELA books and independent reading books.
Students will be able to discuss similarities and differences with a partner/partners, while citing passages from their own books.
Students will write, produce, and edit a podcast that covers the information from their research, independent reading books, ELA books, and own experiences.
Students will speak professionally and clearly when producing their podcast.

Project Tasks

Step 1 (in class): Individual Graphic Organizer

1. Review assignment guidelines.

Assignment guidelines

2. Review graphic organizer and make a copy.

Step 2: Script Curation #1

1. One group member make a copy of the podcast graphic organizer below and share with your group member(s).

3. Begin filling in the podcast graphic organizer with the information with the correlating RED sections of your independent reading graphic organizer. (You also need to finish the other RED sections from the group graphic organizer!)

4. As you work, do the playlist to stay on track!

ELA 10 Teenage Experience Podcast Playlist

Step 2: Script Curation #2

1. Review rubric, librarian(s) and teacher exemplify conversational vs. stilted script, and review what has been done so far. Is your script conversational so far?

Podcast rubric

2. Open your podcast graphic organizer and begin working on the next part of it, filling it in with the correlating information from the YELLOW sections of your independent reading. (You also need to finish the other YELLOW sections from the group graphic organizer!)