Overview

Goal: Share a research topic through means of a paper and a podcast.

Description: There are hundreds of topics and stories out there begging to be discussed.  Students were given the task of researching any topic of their choosing, writing a research paper about that topic, then creating a podcast over it.  They had to spend several weeks learning about podcasts, presentation styles and script writing in order to create their final product.  

There were essentially three components to this project.

1. Research paper.

2. Scriptwriting and Podcast Recording

3. Presentation of materials.

Subject: English 1

Grade Level: 9th

Materials

• Overview of the project

• Podcast App

• Audacity

• Cardstock

Mastery Assessment

• Completed research paper, script, and presentation via a podcast over a topic of one’s choice.