Podcast Proposal

Final Project Proposal

Purpose of podcast:

The purpose of my podcast is to describe the elements of different types of poetry learned in class.

Podcast Description:

The intended audience for the podcast are fifth grade students at my school and their families. The podcast would be weekly. Each week, different students would share their poetry. The original podcast should last around three minutes. The format of the show will talk about tips to create five different types of poems. Then, students will read their own poems that they wrote.

Detailed Description:

I will have my students discuss the following elements of poems: personification, onomatopoeia, similes, alliteration, and repetition. After discussing each element, actual student examples will be read that portray the specific element that is being discussed. Our fifth grade team departmentalizes and I teach writing to all three fifth grade classes. With that said, I will utilize students from each class. After creating the poems I will choose a few that I think portray the element the best. If possible, I am hoping to create a video podcast that allows the students to show their final poem to whomever may view the podcast (if a concrete poem is shared I want them to be able to see the design of the poem). I am planning on posting a link to our MyElearning site (a site where parents can get on and view what goes on in fifth grade on a daily basis. Because of rules about showing videos of students, I will need to make sure that there aren’t any scenes that show just one student at a time.

Include any state/local objectives this podcast will address:

5.4-Multiple Literacies: 5.4.1f-Gather and share information and opinions as a result of communication with others (e.g., video/audio chat, interview, podcast, multi-media presentations)

5.3-Speaing and Listening: 5.3.1a-Communicate ideas and information in a manner appropriate for the purpose and setting

5.2.2-Writing Genres: Write considering tone/voice and typical characteristics of a selected genre (e.g., memoir, biography, report, persuasive letter, poem, essay)