Podcast Proposal

Purpose of your Podcast
The purpose of this podcast is to inform my students and the parents/guardians of my students of the course content material being covered in class lectures (example symbolism, motif, short story elements, writing skills, MLA formatting).

Podcast Description
The intended audience for my podcast will be my students as well as their parents/guardians. My podcast will air at least bi-weekly and will be posted at the beginning and the middle of the week so that students and parents will be able to access the information to assist with assignments for the course. I will host my podcast as it will present information relating to English skills and concepts. For items that may need a visual demonstrations such as speaking skills and literature circles I will utilize students to demonstrate the concept(s). The length of my podcast will be approximately 7 minutes in length. The format of my podcast will cover lecture materials for English skills and concepts (make-up lectures).

Detailed Description
For the first podcast, I will cover the literary element of symbolism for my senior English Kite Runner unit. Students will be provided with direct instruction of the definition of symbolism as well as guided examples. Students will then be reminded of the assignment that accompanies the lecture. Students will be able to utilize the podcast as a method to make-up missed lessons as well as a way to review concepts they may not have understood fully.

State/local objectives this podcast will address
LA 12.1.6.c Analyze the function and critique the effects of the author’s use of stylistic and literary devices (e.g. allusion, symbolism, irony, foreshadowing, flashback, metaphor, personification, epiphany, oxymoron, dialect, tone, mood, transitional devices)
LA 12.3.1.c Utilize available media to enhance communication.
LA 12.3.2.a Apply listening skills needed to summarize and evaluate information given in multiple situations and modalities (e.g. video, audio, distance, one-to-one, group)