Lesson Plan: Looking Out 1
Subject/Course: English/Language Arts
Topic: Media Studies
Grade Level: 9-11
Common Core Standards:
Speaking & Listening (9-10)
3. Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence.
5. Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.
Episode: “Looking Out” (Season 1) Full audio | Transcript
Lesson Length/Time Needed: 45-60 mins
Lesson Created by: F. Shaheed
Lesson Objectives
Consider various forms of media (origins of radio and resurgence of podcasts).
Actively listen to an episode of a podcast.
Reflect on emotional response and impact a podcast from a penitentiary can have on inciting change for people who may otherwise hold preconceived notions of those incarcerated.
Materials Needed
Audio
Introductory Lesson (PowerPoint)
Students will need access to computer/cellphone for research.
Speakers to listen to episode.
Activities
Intro: Research the history of radio communication as a form of media.
Through: Listen to the episode as a class. The teacher should pause to discuss and clarify as necessary. Students complete reflection.
Beyond: Share feedback with class. Reflect on the greater impact of a podcast produced in a penitentiary setting.
Content Warnings
Sensitive topics pertaining to child neglect, unhoused individuals, and mild curse words (f-word, s-word):
06:10:04 - reference to child neglect
09:14:28 - reference to homelessness
19:31:01 - f-word
16:15:10 - bull s-word
16:16:25 - bull s-word x2
18:07:00 - s-word