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Group A Lesson Plan 5-D-1

Title: D-Day Podcast Project Materials List: Multimedia publishing site: [], [] Intended Audience: High School Social Studies Objectives: Time Needed: 3 weeks: Students will have 6-45 minute classess to work on this project and the rest will be completed outside of class. Abstract: [] Procedures: 1. Students will listen to [|http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/d-day/id369957552?i=86202450]. This podcast was chosen due to its report of eyewitness accounts. 2. Students will create an outline in small groups to decide what events were most important during the D- Day invasion. 3. The small groups utilizing their outlines will develop a newscast story board.[|http://www.toondoo.com/] Within their storyboards the students will assign roles of importance such as newscaster, eyewitness, expert, and extras. They will include a list of materials or props needed. This storyboard will not exceed 15 detailed frames. 4. Students will write interview questions and possible answers focusing on the expert and eyewitness characters. 5. Students will record and reenact the scenes in which they have planned. 6. Students will publish their final product to the class wiki or ITunes for others to enjoy. 7. Students will participate in peer evaluation process along with a teacher created rubric. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Assessment: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; overflow: hidden;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Students will listen to podcasts of World War II Veteran's accounts of the war & D-Day.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Students will plan and execute their own podcast about D-Day in an interview fashion.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Class 1: Listen to one podcast, introduce activity, form groups, find and listen to additional podcasts
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Class 2: Begin outline in small groups
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Class 3: Complete outline and begin storyboard
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Class 4: Complete storyboard
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Class 5: Record & publish podcast
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Class 6: Listen to classmates podcasts and complete evaluation

References: [|What is a story board?] [|Story board templates] [|More and more podcasts!] [|WWII Veterans' Website] [|National WWII Memorial] [|Surviving US Veterans of WWII] [|12 Screencast Tools] [|Screencasting How-to]

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