Overview

In this unit we will be reflecting on our personal values and creating our own digital content. Visit the sample work section to see some ideas for what we are going to be doing

Final Podcasts

Sample Media

Here is some sample media for you to check out in the This I Believe series.
Listen to these audio essays.
Listen to the essays from Odeo (and embed them).

Or listen to it on iTunes by clicking here: .

From Odeo:

The Personal Essay

• Personal Essay: Focused on a belief or insight about life that is important to you
• Personal Narrative: Focused on a significant event
• Personal Memoir: Focused on a significant relationship with a person, place or object

A personal essay might combine elements of a narrative and memoir (events, and relationships are important and may help us define what we believe).

We can answer these questions:

• What is the most important point?
• What led the author to believe this?

Elements of the Personal Essay from 9/30 class

Writing prompts

• Have you ever been pre-judged by someone incorrectly based on your appearance?
• Have you ever been disappointed when someone made a promise to you they didn't keep?
• What obstacles have you faced and conquered?
• What skills are you still working to acquire?
• How has your personal hero influenced your life?

Issues for classwork

• An eye for an eye . . . .
• Money can't buy happiness
• Killing people is wrong

DRAPES

Rubric

Your podcast will be assessed using the following rubric:

• Fluency: Do you stutter, stop, pause, say um or do you speak clearly, cleanly and confidently?
• Tone: Are you flat and uninteresting or too animated and overly enthusiastic?
• DRAPES: Do you use one or two of the techniques listed above?
• Storytelling: Does your story have a clear beginning, middle and end?
• Editing: Is the editing clean in GarageBand? Are there long pauses, is the music too loud or does it sound professional and nice?

Master Intro / outro

Master Intro : Outro.m4a