African+Issues+PSAs


 * Africa Issues Podcast**

**Mission**
· The United Nations is considering hiring your firm to publicize and motivate people to support positive action on problems in Africa. · African nations and people are experiencing severe problems in the area of poverty, human rights, environmental and resource degradation, and disease. · Your firm should produce a Public Service Announcement (PSA) that meets the following criteria: · informs the public · makes them care · presents a research-based solution · Laptop · Internet connection · Garage Band · Research: o Define the problem: who, what, where, when, how, why o Research solutions and find out if they were successes or failures o Five sources, at least one primary o Hand in Bibliography with script · Podcast Development o 2 page max (double spaced) script approved prior to taping the PSA—shared with teacher on google docs o images that relate to your issue (.jpgs or Keynote slides as opening and closing) o storyboard matching parts of script to visual material o All students must contribute to the final production—including performing the script · Podcast Submission o Upload to Miss Brady's Moodle page by _ __
 * Materials Required**
 * Requirements**
 * Rubric / Grading**

_____/20 Sources and Research · Information is accurate, comprehensive, relevant · Sources include at least one primary source, and are credible, unbiased, reliable _____/40 Script & Story Board · well written and well organized · informative and interesting _____/40 Podcast · Effective use of sound and images · Teamwork and use of time and resources · Overall impact of podcast: Fulfills mission of assignment
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