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Radio:
Reliving the early 1900’s through radio production Spring 2001 Author:
Randi Longmeyer
Objectives: to explore the early 1900’s and understand the time enough to plan a radio show that would have been heard during that time period, learn how to use recording technology Provision for special needs: include everyone, give many different types of opportunities to explore this time-period and report back to the teacher Materials:
tape, tape recorder, internet access, music, items for sound effects, copies
of scripts Procedures: Teacher: Tell students to imagine a time before television. Tell them that radios used to be the big home entertainment and that many people tuned into weekly radio shows just like we do now for weekly television shows. Tell students that you will be creating a radio drama. Ask students to imagine sound effects that we could make with household items. Give students an example sound effect. Ask students what role they would like to play in the drama. (narrator, character, sound effects, technology attendant, etc.) Make sure everyone has a part. Write the script together. Make up a story or use one that can be easily adapted to your class. Include everyone in crowd scenes. Your script should include dialogue, sound effects, and music cues that are appropriate. Record the drama and then listen to it as a class before playing it over the PA system. Include a little bit of radio history before the drama and involve the whole school in your learning experience! Student: Think of sound effects that can be made with household items. Choose a part that you would like to participate in. Do research into the history of radio to understand why radio was so important in the early 1900’s. Help the class write the script and add music and sound effects where needed. Record the drama for the school to hear. Closure: play the drama for the whole school. Assessment: Participation, amount of research done on history of radio, communication between students, speaking skills, writing skills, composition of sound effects, performance on recording (not all students will be assessed on all of these-depends on the students) |
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