The podcast I selected are mainly speeches or discussions regarding the civil rights movement. This is how I intend on using my podcast; my lesson plan will consist of the civil rights movement and the influential leaders that drastically impacted and changed the movement and society in general. For example, figures such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., President John F. Kennedy, and President Lyndon B. Johnson played a critical role in the development and success of the movement. The podcasts are the actual speeches given by all three men regarding their responds and reactions to the movement.
I will play Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech in order to provide a more visual and audio illustration of it. Students will have the opportunity to observe how Dr. King delivered his speech in terms of his usage of words, tone of voice, and body language. This illustration maybe more significance to some students than others in terms of their learning needs. Others may prefer the podcast to reading because it may provide a better understanding of the importance of the speech.
Students will then write a reaction paper comparing both methods, reading the text and hearing and viewing the podcast, and explain why they prefer one method to the other. Some students may prefer to read Dr. King’s speech while others may prefer the podcast depending on their learning needs. Afterwards, students will make their own podcast discussing the importance of this speech towards their lives.
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Integrating this collection with a unit on important speeches or integrating speech review with this collection is an excellent idea. It also gives this unit lesson a lot of different directions to go. Staying within the civil rights theme gives students the opportunity to review different primary source documents, both speeches and written.
ReplyDeleteFocusing on speeches opens up other famous 1960s speeches, from Kennedy and Nixon and much more.
All in all, a very good collection and a very good lesson plan.
Great idea in comparing how students prefer to learn! I do think it is important to hear the speeches as it brings more emotion than reading words off a piece of paper. However, I know I learn better by reading something over hearing it so some students may say they want to read along while listening the speech. It would definitely be interesting to see what they say though!
ReplyDeleteHow lucky are we that we have access to podcasts of actual speeches from important historical figures?!?
ReplyDeleteListening to a speech is not only beneficial for students who are auditory learners, but good for everyone; when you hear a speech you can sense the emotions that the speaker wishes to convey. Hearing MLK or Kennedy speak their own words makes them "real people" for the students and undoubtedly enhances learning.
This is a valuable podcast collection and one I will definitely consider using in the future.
This is a great idea because the writing activity you describe would be a perfect complement to the podcasts. I love that you didn't just accept the podcasts as a content substitute, but as a means to understand the civil rights movement. Also, by making students analyze the speech itself they are learning the content while developing skills. Great post!
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