The Innocence Project | Create a Podcast | Project Based Learning
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Have your students investigate the trail and ultimate exoneration of wrongly convicted ex-prisoners who gained freedom as the result of The Innocence Project. This is a powerful social justice topic for your students to research while using 21st century skills such as podcast creation.
Your students will have the opportunity to be their very own true crime investigator like all of the podcasts they listen to and love!
This product includes:
(1) 6 page assignment sheet which can be printed and stapled into a packet but ideally shared on Google Classroom so that they can access the links
- Introduction to the Innocence Project from their site
- Detailed task
- Bulleted requirements
- Multi-steps with very detailed instructions for each step
- Step #1- Pick a partner
- Step #2- Topic selection
- Step #3- Research topic
Works cited space included on the page
- Step #4- Detailed requirements for podcast transcript
- Step #5 Record podcast
- Includes a link to a Forbes article, "What Are Five Essential Things That Make a Good Podcast?"
- Includes a link to the app with easy steps for podcast creation How to start a podcast with Anchor
- Includes a Youtube video tutorial link to learn how to use Anchor
- Step #6- Reflection
This is a detailed guided reflection with specific questions to answer in a 1.5 response
- Rubric included which is specific to this task
(2) Podcast Active Listening
- 4 questions for each student to answer while listening to their peers podcasts
Facilitate your students questions while they create independently, this is a strong powerful assignment with so much to learn!
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