Immigration Podcast
Grades 5, 6, 7 | Social Studies, ELA, ADST
Grades 5, 6, 7 | Social Studies, ELA, ADST
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The project centres around the question “How can we, as podcasters tell the story of ones immigration?” Learners develop skill analyzing, editing, and questioning skills to develop a script for a podcast retelling the immigration story of someone in their community. Next, they develop planning, iterating, recording and designing skills to create their podcast using a variety of tools.
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How it supports the curriculum
How it supports the curriculum
Big Ideas
Big Ideas
ADST: The choice of technology and tools depends on the task. Skills are developed through practice, effort, and action.
ELA: Exploring stories and other texts helps us understand ourselves and make connections to others and to the world.
Social Studies: Immigration and multiculturalism continue to shape Canadian society and identity.
Content Connections
Content Connections
Push Pull Factors on Canadian Immigration
Canadian Immigration Policy over time
Curricular Competencies
Curricular Competencies
Social Studies
Identifying perspectives in texts
Analyzing historical perspectives
Posing strategic questions
ELA
Assessing quality of text (podcast)
Editing and revising for clarity
Note taking
Crafting good interview questions
ADST
Planning and outlining
Using recording tools effectively
Implementing feedback and iterations
Visual design for podcast artwork
Classroom Things Needed
Classroom Things Needed
Technology: Chromebooks, Headpones with Inline Mics
Services: Google Classroom, Canva, Twisted Wave
Teacher Skills needed
Teacher Skills needed
👉 Note: We can help build your confidence with all of these skills before and during the project!
Google Classroom: Connecting Third-party applications (Canva), Organizing multi-phase projects in Assignments
Canva: Timelines, Layers, Text options, assigning and collecting assignments.
Twisted Wave: recording vocabulary and interface, Saving files to Google Drive.
Student Skills needed
Student Skills needed
👉 Note: Just like the teacher skills, we can help build students' confidence with all of these skills before and during the project!
Canva: Students should have experience making layered designs in Canva.
Project Outline
Duration: 5-6 weeks
Project Outline
Duration: 5-6 weeks
Phase 1: What is a Podcast?
Phase 1: What is a Podcast?
Launch activity - Driving Question and Project Launch
Mini Lesson - Podcast Analysis
Phase 2: Immigration
Phase 2: Immigration
Mini Lesson - Immigration Lesson (Push Pull Factors, Canadian Immigration Policy History)
Working Block - Interview Question Development
Homework - Interview with community member (happens outside class)
Phase 3: Assembling a Podcast
Phase 3: Assembling a Podcast
Mini Lesson - Skills Training for Twisted Wave
Mini Lesson - Synthesising text
Working Block - Synthesising the Script for the Podcast
Working Block - Rehearse, Record
Phase 4: Designing & Editing a Podcast
Phase 4: Designing & Editing a Podcast
Mini Lesson - Skills Training Podcast Art in Canva
Mini Lesson - Skills Training Audio Editing in Canva
Working Block - Working session for Podcast Assembly
Phase 5: Exhibition
Phase 5: Exhibition
Exhibition and Reflection - Listening Party
Cover art from some of the learner-created podcasts!
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