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The Great Gatsby — Final Project Podcast What is a Podcast?: A podcast is an episodic series of digital audio files that a user can download in order to listen. With the emphasis on audio and the spoken word, podcasting shares roots with traditional radio programming, but with a different distribution model, involving computer networks and stored files (Wikipedia). Instructions: Given one of the following topics, use Nicolas Tredell’s The Great Gatsby Reader’s Guide to create a 6–8 minute, audio-based podcast. Include any music you wish. Be sure to include all criteria in the assignment summary. Be sure to do the following: ‣ 6–8 minutes ‣ Paraphrase & Quote: Don’t plagiarize ‣ Music in the background (make sure it is softly playing and you voice is loud) ‣ 4 Novel Quotes: Spanning the novel ‣ 2 Reader’s Guide Quotes How you will be graded: ‣ Diction (clarity and pronunciation) ‣ Content ‣ Entertainment & Production Structure I. Summary A. Summarize the reader’s analysis guide in 30-60 seconds II. Analysis & Discussion A. Question 1 (Self-created) 1. Group response B. Quotes from the novel and the reader’s guide 1. Discuss as a group, your opinions and insights C. Question 2 (Self-created) 1. Group response D. Quotes from the novel and the reader’s guide 1. Discuss as a group, your opinions and insights E. Question 3 (From the book) 1. Group response III. Conclusion A. Wrap it up with an interesting insight Cover Designer Producer Summarizer Design a cover for your podcast that captures some of the topic and other ideas you’ll discuss for your podcast. You’re in charge of the audio production. Include music throughout. Raise and lower volume between segments. Be creative. Make sure the music isn’t too intrusive. Turn off the metronome (ticking sound). You will be in charge of writing the summary of the chapter in Nicolas Tredell’s The Great Gatsby Reader’s Guide. Use a variety of sentence and phrase types. Write in the present tense.
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The Great Gatsby — Final Project Podcast
What is a Podcast?: A podcast is an episodic series of digital audio files that a user can download in order to listen. With the emphasis on audio and the spoken word, podcasting shares roots with traditional radio programming, but with a different distribution model,
involving computer networks and stored files (Wikipedia).
Instructions: Given one of the following topics, use Nicolas Tredell’s The Great Gatsby Reader’s Guide to create a 6–8 minute, audio-based podcast. Include any music you wish. Be sure to
include all criteria in the assignment summary.
Be sure to do the following:‣ 6–8 minutes‣ Paraphrase & Quote: Don’t plagiarize‣ Music in the background (make sure it is softly playing and you voice is loud)‣ 4 Novel Quotes: Spanning the novel‣ 2 Reader’s Guide Quotes
How you will be graded:‣ Diction (clarity and pronunciation)‣ Content‣ Entertainment & Production
StructureI. Summary
A. Summarize the reader’s analysis guide in 30-60 secondsII. Analysis & Discussion
A. Question 1 (Self-created)1. Group response
B. Quotes from the novel and the reader’s guide1. Discuss as a group, your opinions and insights
C. Question 2 (Self-created)1. Group response
D. Quotes from the novel and the reader’s guide1. Discuss as a group, your opinions and insights
E. Question 3 (From the book)1. Group response
III. ConclusionA. Wrap it up with an interesting insight
Cover Designer Producer Summarizer
Design a cover for your podcast that captures some of the topic and other ideas you’ll
discuss for your podcast.
You’re in charge of the audio production. Include music
throughout. Raise and lower volume between segments. Be creative. Make sure the music isn’t too intrusive. Turn off the metronome (ticking sound).
You will be in charge of writing the summary of the chapter in
Nicolas Tredell’s The Great Gatsby Reader’s Guide. Use a variety of sentence and phrase
types. Write in the present tense.
Romanticism 34
America: Dream & History
39
America: The 1920s
44
Money 51
Sexuality & Gender
58
Appearance & Reality
65
