Audio Lesson

Current Events Commentary Podcast

-          -Your assignment is to record a 15-minute podcast that reports and discusses a current events news story

-         - You are to work in groups of 3

      -Your podcast should be no shorter than 14 minutes, and no longer than 16 minutes (-1 point every 30 seconds over or under time)

-          -No more than 2 minutes of your podcast should be spent on introductions and reading the news combined; the vast majority should be analysis, debate, and discussion

-          -You can share your honest opinions as yourselves, or act as biased, agenda-driven pundits

-          -You can use a guide and talking points, but your podcast should be mostly unscripted

-          -My sample was recorded on speakpipe.com; you may use any program or website of your choice to record yours

Due Date: July 6^th in class

Evaluation

	3	2	1	0
Speaking	Virtually fluent, clear, and confident	Few mistakes, mostly clear, and decent confidence exhibited	Quite a few mistakes, some parts difficult to comprehend, and lacks confidence	Unacceptable for gifted English students
Content	Good choice of news story; intriguing analysis and discussion	Fairly interesting analysis and discussion	Somewhat boring discussion	Mostly thoughtless
Production Quality	Shows effort, planning, and care	Acceptable, but not spectacular	Could use some more work	Lazily done

My Sample