AoIT Grade 11

Overview: The students will evaluate ways to be an advocate within themselves by developing a podcast project based on students of each group selecting a topic relevant to themselves and their community. The culmination of work will be a podcast submitted to the NPR Student Podcast Challenge in March 2022. 

Project Initiation: We launched the project through attendance in the Community Forum at the DOJO with our Council member to discuss ways of advocacy can look in the community of City Heights. Asking students to brain storm problems and come up with solutions. In January we announce the rules of the NPR Student Podcast Challenge and begin the full project with students selecting groups, selecting topics, and putting together outlines.

Project Exploration and Development: In October the classes went to the San History Museum to explore the stories that the museum tells and how they select pieces in the exhibit and what is not included in the exhibit to explain the story. The US History group creates a podcast on (3) reasons the colonists started the revolution in order to use the technology and explain stories via recording. The American Literature classes have advocacy training by Mid City CAN as well as exploring advocacy through the novel 'Bodega Dreams" and essay writing. In January Adam Greenfield came in as a guest speaker on how to produce a good podcast as an independent podcaster. 

Project Revision and Exhibition: Students worked on outlines and then began writing scripts in February. The rough drafts were reviewed by the English and History teacher for input on elements and writing of the scripts. In the second week of February all the groups presented their podcast scripts to Industry Partners for input and revision. The students then completed an outside interview to incorporate into their podcast. 

Teachers and Subjects: Lorena Gastelum - American Lit, John Michener - Multimedia, Ellen Towers - AP US History