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Determine the key water issues occurring today throughout the world
Assessment Strategies
Group presentation
Exam
Written product
Radio/audio podcast
Criteria
Explain how Wisconsin residents get their drinking water
Identify different methods of supplying a community with drinking water
Compare and contrast drinking water systems from different continents
Examine climate change research that applies to both fresh and salt-water bodies throughout the world
Describe the top five drinking water issues throughout the world today
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Determine the key energy issues occurring throughout the world today
Assessment Strategies
Group presentation
Exam
Written product
Radio/audio podcast
Criteria
Explain the energy sources that supply Wisconsin residents with heat and electricity
Identify different methods of supplying a community with heat and electricity
Compare and contrast energy production methods from different continents
Examine climate change research that relates to energy consumption and environmental/ecosystem problems throughout the world
Describe the top five energy production issues throughout the world today
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Determine the key world conflict issues occurring throughout the world today
Assessment Strategies
Group presentation
Exam
Written product
Radio/audio podcast
Criteria
Develop a basic understanding of conflict (war) throughout the world in the past 200 years
Describe world conflict events in the “post 9/11” era
Recognize factors that create dangerous conflict situations between nations and/or within nations
Examine leading academic research studies focusing on world conflict today
Describe the top five world conflict issues throughout the world today
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Determine the key free speech issues occurring throughout the world today
Assessment Strategies
Group presentation
Exam
Written product
Radio/audio podcast.
Criteria
Describe societal factors of 1770's that led to the creation of the United States’ First Amendment
Analyze the First Amendment’s impact on the U.S. since this amendment was created
Compare and contrast media systems throughout the world
Examine leading academic research focusing on free speech issues worldwide
Describe the top five free speech issues throughout the world today
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Articulate the history and evolution of foreign news reporting by U.S. news media outlets
Assessment Strategies
Group presentation
Exam
Written product
Radio/audio podcast
Criteria
Describe the origins of foreign news reporting in the U.S
Name the key U.S. news media outlets that provided foreign news to U.S. residents throughout history
Compare and contrast foreign news reporting by developed and undeveloped nations
Describe the top five issues impacting foreign news reporting throughout the world
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Write radio/audio news scripts for broadcast
Assessment Strategies
Written product
Audio podcast
Criteria
Identify newswriting styles for audio/radio
Analyze newswriting for audio/radio
Evaluate audio/radio newswriting styles
Write rough drafts and final drafts of a variety of audio/radio scripts
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Develop a natural on-air voice for audio podcasts
Assessment Strategies
Audio podcast
Criteria
Articulate your voice in a natural manner for audio/radio programs
Evaluate on-air presentation styles by a variety of audio/radio journalists
Read audio/radio scripts for broadcast
Create your own podcasts about world issues for broadcast audiences
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Interview sources for audio/podcast stories about world issues
Assessment Strategies
Written product
Radio/audio podcast
Criteria
Identify potential sources for world issues podcasts
Cultivate sources for news reports in podcast form
Research issues in the pre-production stage of radio news reporting
Implement a pre-interview strategy to prepare for news interviews
Conduct news interviews with audio recording devices
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Edit podcasts with audio editing software
Assessment Strategies
Radio/audio podcast
Criteria
Use the basic functions of audio editing software for podcasts
Trim audio files
Manipulate sound qualities of audio files
Incorporate copyright free soundtracks into news podcasts
Splice interview actualities into the storylines of news podcasts
Export final versions of podcast files to audio hosting services
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Articulate media law as it applies to audio/radio news
Assessment Strategies
Exam
Group presentation
Radio/audio podcast
Criteria
Correlate media laws to journalism in the U.S
Describe media law issues in the United States
Differentiate U.S. media law from media law in nations – developed and undeveloped
Implement media law practices in radio/audio podcasts