Final Podcast

Option 1 Story Telling: Your Podcast is part of a series that tells stories. This story is introduced and told by you. You will need to add music and sound effects to enhance your storytelling because there will be no visuals. The person telling the storyteller should make an attempt to change their voice to show different characters. You may also present to your teacher for approval a short children's story of your own that you wish to read. Option 2 Topic Information: Your Podcast is part of a series that informs your audience regarding the topic of your choice. You will need three Bumpers. Bumpers act as a verbal list of contents or sub-topics, so the audience knows how your organized and what to expect. You will likely need to research and document your information into a script or outline to show what you will be recording. Music for your intro, outro, and possibly each bumper is expected. Your topic and bumpers must be approved by your teacher. Option 3 Readers Theater: Your Podcast is part of a series that tells theatrical stories. Multiple group members voice the various roles that are needed. Sound effects and music are likely needed to bring this audio production to life. You may also locate your own readers' theater or write your own theater story. Your teacher must approve your selection.

How many in a group and who does what?

In order to make sure that everyone's workload is fair, below are some guidelines. It all depends on what option you chose for what your podcast is going to be about. All groups are still subject to teacher approval as the seating chart will likely need to be changed so you are all sitting near one another. Solo Podcast: You work alone as you are reading a story or presenting a topic discussion. You do all the research, outlining, recording and editing. Small-Group: Two to three people read a story or present a topic discussion. One person is the outline recorder and editor with the other members recording their voice. Intro and or Outro are recorded by one person and the story read by another. Each bumper of the topic discussion is covered by a different person or is a different host from the intro and outro person. Your reader's theater may only have three characters. Large-Group: Your group is more than three. You must record a reader's theater and all group members have a speaking part. The person with the least speaking parts is your editor or you all take turns.

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