Students will create a podcast on an Ancient Egyptian topic of their choice, researching, developing, and performing a script to share their research in an entertaining way.
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Music and sound effects keep podcast listeners entertained and engaged. Use these resources to find additional audio for your recording.
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**Make sure to provide attribution (credit) where required. Add the attribution to your Noodletools project.
| Step 1: Select a topic: Hover over the page tab "Ancient Egypt Podcast." Choose a topic to research from the drop down. |
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Step 2: Do preliminary research on your topic: Use the resources curated on your topic's page to get you started! Aim to find the majority of your information on these databases:
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| Step 3: Identify questions about your topic that would interest a listener. |
| Step 4: Research on Topic: Record your research in Noodle Tools. |
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Step 5: Structure your podcast (in general):
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Step 6: Write a script or speaking notes below: Each segment should be about 20 seconds and have a unique name:
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Advanced/ Professional |
Proficient |
Approaching |
Not Yet |
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Content/ Research |
The podcaster shows expertise in the topic. Presents findings emphasizing salient (most important) points in a focused, coherent manner with relevant evidence, well chosen details and appropriate vocabulary. |
Presents findings emphasizing salient (most important) points in a focused, coherent manner with relevant evidence, well chosen details and appropriate vocabulary. | Presents findings emphasizing some salient (most important) points in a manner that is somewhat unclear. | The podcast does not reflect research. |
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Verbal Delivery |
The podcast is entertaining and engaging. Adapts speech to the podcast context (clear, conversational). Uses appropriate vocabulary, and pronunciation for the task. |
Adapts speech to the podcast context (clear, conversational). Uses appropriate vocabulary, and pronunciation for the task. |
Mostly adapts speech to the podcast context (clear, conversational).Uses appropriate vocabulary, and pronunciation for the task. Some of the speech sounds bored or unintelligible. |
The verbal delivery is not appropriate to the task or mostly unintelligible. |
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Production Quality |
Integrates multimedia (sound) components into the podcast to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence and add interest. The podcast is ready for publishing. |
Integrates multimedia (sound) components into the podcast to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence and add interest. | Integrates some multimedia (sound) components into the podcast. | Does not incorporate any multimedia components into the podcast. |
| Length | Podcast is between120 and 240 seconds long, most of which is used to present information. | Podcast is between 120 and 240 seconds long. | Podcast is between 60 and 120 seconds long. | Podcast is far outside of the 120-240 seconds guidelines. |
Take notes and cite your sources using NoodleTools.
IV.A.2 Learners will act on an information need by identifying possible sources of information
IV.A.3 Learners will act on an information need by making critical choices about information sources to use
IV.D.1. Learners select and organize information for a variety of audiences by performing ongoing analysis of and reflection on the quality, usefulness, and accuracy of curated resources
VI.B.2. Learners use valid information and reasoned conclusions to make ethical decisions in the creation of knowledge by acknowledging authorship and demonstrating respect for the intellectual property of others.
