Introduction:
The media industry is highly competitive. Within this industry people can choose to work in the two fields of radio and television. In this lesson, students will take a virtual tour of a radio station and spend time learning about the different jobs and technical terms within the field of radio.
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Resources:
- computer access
- rules for Jeopardy (.doc) or (.rtf)
- Jeopardy questions
(.doc) or (.rtf )
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Activities: Task One - Take a Tour
The best way to begin to understand the radio industry is to get inside a radio station.
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Ideally, you will try to arrange a field trip to a local radio station. |
If this is not a possibility in your area, you can have students take this virtual tour.
Throughout the virtual tour, there are highlighted terms that students can, and should, click on to learn more about radio and radio terminology.
At the end of the tour, give students the Jeopardy categories and 5-10 minutes to look through the radio glossary. This will give them more information about the industry and prepare them to play.
Jeopardy Categories:
1. On Tour
2. Radio Terms
3. Radio Jobs
4. Then and Now
Task Two - This is Jeopardy!
In order to see what the students have learned from the virtual tour and the glossary, you can engage them in an abbreviated form of the popular game show, Jeopardy.
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Objectives:
Students will be able to
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understand how a radio or television production is created
- understand the role of a news bureau |
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View other lessons for the main objective. |
Instructional Strategies:
Task 1 - Field Trip (Experiential)
Task 2 - Game (Experiential)
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Task Two - Continued . . . .
Split your class into two teams (three if you have a large class), and explain the class rules for Jeopardy.
Using the questions provided, or questions that you create based on your own field trip, let the students review their knowledge of radio through Jeopardy. |
| You can decide in advance if you would like to offer some type of reward to the winning team. |
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Task Three - Radio Culture
To debrief from the Jeopardy game, have a brief class discussion revolving around the complex culture of radio. Help the students to see that although we may simply hear a person playing music and talking between songs, a broadcaster's job is much more complex than that.
Important points to focus on:
1. There are numerous others who make it possible for a host to do his/her job
2. There are many skills, specifically technological skills that a DJ or host must have.
3. In order for a radio station to be successful, it must promote itself along with its music and keep up with changing technology.
Assessment and Evaluation:
Task Two, the Jeopardy game, will allow for a fun and informal assessment of the students' knowledge of radio based on Task One activities. |
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