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Interdisciplinary Connection

• Arts Education

Possible Contexts

• Imaginary, Communicative, Literary, Historical; focus on listening to radio, both commercial and documentary, and encourage writing and reading radio dramas and documentaries; or focus on the history of radio.

• Balcziak, Bill, 1962 - Radio
  • text by Bill Balcziak ; design & production by Mark E. Ahlstrom
    . -- Vero Beach, Fla. : Rourke, c1989.
    47 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. -- (Communication : today & tomorrow)
  • Includes index.
    Professional collection.
    Traces the history of radio and examines its impact on our lives.
    Describes jobs at a radio station and future trends for this form of
    communication.

Web Resources

• Radio : An English Language Arts 7 and Arts Education 7 Integrated Unit - This unit contains modules on advertisements, news, interviews, comedy, plays, history of radio dramas, and sound effects. Activity sheets and assessment rubrics are included and numerous opportunities for student research, writing, speaking, and listening are provided. Lists of websites for additional information are provided for each module.
• Kid's Internet Radio Project - Around the globe, youth take action to address important issues. So can your students! Here, they can produce and stream their own radio show! So what can they produce? That's up to you but the possibilities are almost endless. There is a lesson plan entitled Kid's Internet Radio Project for this resource.
• The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells - This Web edition of The War of the Worlds was prepared in June of 1995 by John Walker.
• The Complete War of the Worlds Web Site - Information and links to information regarding every version of The War of the Worlds ever released, including books, performances, music, movies, television, etc.

Web Quests

• Radio Days - Students research the history of radio and create a radio drama.
• Radio Discovery Web Quest - Students become members of a team who become experts in one aspect of radio including oldtime radio collector, oldtime radio star, radio dispatcher, inventor, announcer, or astronomer, amateur radio artist, and radio foley artist.

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