Re: [LM_NET] TAR: War of the Worlds

[Shonda Brisco <sbrisco@GMAIL.COM>]

I haven't used it in a LONG time....but in the late 1980's, I used it for an
English class---we also listened to the "old time radio broadcast" of the
program on cassette.  This was just before the Internet was available in
many schools, so I was using the radio broadcast / book to show students how
to distinguish between propaganda and real news.  I also used the radio
broadcast (the next year) for a high school Speech and Drama class.  We were
determining the types of speeches that might be presented to persuade people
to do things.  From the radio broadcast, we discussed the drama issues
involved using radio to convince people (who couldn't see what was
happening) that what was spoken was the truth.

If you can find the radio broadcast and pair it with the book, you can
probably create a great project now with the Internet as our (often) main
source for up-to-date information.

~Shonda



On 9/1/06, Joanne Kozumplik <jkozumplik@fs-dms.org> wrote:
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> Has anyone done anything with War of the Worlds for upper middle
> schoolers/high schoolers? I thought it would be useful on 2 counts - 1)
> To talk about 'Hoaxes' and unreliable information (ie; the original
> radio play prompted people into thinking the Martians really had landed)
> but also as a neat intro to a lesson on the Universe and the Pluto
> updates.
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> Anyone already have some ways they've used this?
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> Thanks!
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> Joanne Kozumplik
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Shonda Brisco, MLIS
Technology Librarian
Fort Worth Country Day School
Fort Worth, TX
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