Podcast - Martin Luther King Junior
WHY DO WE CELEBRATE MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR DAY? Learning Objective: To learn the history and why we celebrate Martin Luther King Junior Day.
Audience: Preschoolers and Elementary School students.
How I Settle On The Design?
Podcast can be used in the educational area. Two weeks ago, as Martin Luther King Junior Day was approaching, Michele and I told Sonya and Ethan about Martin Luther King Junior and what he had done for this great nation. As part of their learning and for my podcast production, I used Sonya and Ethan to ‘act’ in a conversational setting. Sonya (1st Grade) explains to Ethan (Preschooler) the story behind why we celebrate Martin Luther King Junior Day. We had many rehearsals to get the recording to an acceptable standard. It was great fun and all worth it!
Gagne’s Nine Steps And Script
Gagne’s Nine Steps And Script
(1) Gain Attention
Dr King: “I have a dream …”
(2) Inform Learner Of Objective (Scope of podcast – serves as Advance Organizer)
(2) Inform Learner Of Objective (Scope of podcast – serves as Advance Organizer)
Sonya: “Ethan, do you know why we celebrate Martin Luther King Junior Day?”
Ethan: “I don’t know.”
Sonya: “Well, let me tell why in three parts. First, I’ll tell you the lives of the black Americans before 1963. Then, I’ll tell you what took place on August 28 in 1963. Finally, I’ll tell you what happen next after 1963. Are you ready?”
Ethan: “Yes. Please tell me.”
[Clap – Serves As Intermission For Advance Organizer]
(3) Stimulate Recall Of Prior Information
[Clap – Serves As Intermission For Advance Organizer]
(3) Stimulate Recall Of Prior Information
Sonya: “Do you remember Abraham Lincoln?”
Ethan: “Yes.”
Sonya: “In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln helped to free the people who were slaves during the Civil War. He knew that slavery had to end. Since then, there had been no slavery. But the blacks were not treated the same as the whites.”
(4) Present Information
(4) Present Information
Sonya: “ In many states, there were laws to keep black people and white people apart. For example, black people cannot eat in many restaurants, they have to sit at the back of the bus, they must enter movie theaters by separate doors, and there signs that say ‘For Whites Only’ and ‘For Blacks Only’. Those who refuse to follow the laws were thrown out of the restaurants or theaters. Sometimes they are put in jail.”
Ethan: “Oh …”
Sonya: “There were many protest marches in many southern cities and towns. But none of them changed anything until summer in 1963.”
Ethan: “What happened?”
[Clap – Serves As Intermission For Advance Organizer]
Sonya: “Two black leaders named Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin staged a protest in Washington D. C. They chose that place because it was the nation’s capital and where laws were made. So, on August 28 in 1963, the March on Washington began. More than two hundred and fifty thousand people marched to the Lincoln Memorial. They came by car, train, bus, and plane. Some walked more than two hundred miles all the way from New York City. One man even roller-skated for eleven days from Chicago! As the marched, they sang …”
[Clap – Serves As Intermission For Advance Organizer]
Sonya: “Two black leaders named Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin staged a protest in Washington D. C. They chose that place because it was the nation’s capital and where laws were made. So, on August 28 in 1963, the March on Washington began. More than two hundred and fifty thousand people marched to the Lincoln Memorial. They came by car, train, bus, and plane. Some walked more than two hundred miles all the way from New York City. One man even roller-skated for eleven days from Chicago! As the marched, they sang …”
Crowd: “We shall overcome, we shall overcome, we shall overcome …”
Sonya: “At about three in the afternoon, Doctor Martin Luther King Junior took the stage.”
Ethan: “Who is that?”
Sonya: “He was a preacher and the son of a preacher. He grew up in Georgia and had led many other protest marches to fight for freedom and equality for the blacks. He had been put in jail many times. But that did not stop him from fighting.”
Ethan: “So what did he do?”
Sonya: “On that summer day afternoon, he spoke words of hope, words about his dream for a better world. He said …”
Dr King: “I have a dream …”
Sonya: “In his sixteen minutes and twenty seconds speech, he said ‘I have a dream’ nine times. When Doctor King finished, the crowd clapped and cheered, and some were moved to tears. People from around the world heard his speech. Even President John F Kennedy watched Doctor Martin Luther King Junior on TV.”
Ethan: “So, what happened after that?”
[Clap – Serves As Intermission For Advance Organizer]
Sonya: “One year later, a law was passed. It was called the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From then on, there cannot be restaurants for whites only. There cannot be separate seating for blacks and whites. People cannot be kept apart just because of their skin color.”
[Clap – Serves As Intermission For Advance Organizer]
Sonya: “One year later, a law was passed. It was called the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From then on, there cannot be restaurants for whites only. There cannot be separate seating for blacks and whites. People cannot be kept apart just because of their skin color.”
Ethan: “Wow! That’s great!”
Sonya: “It did not change everything, but it was a beginning. The power of the words of Martin Luther King Junior had changed the law of this great nation since then. That’s why we celebrate this day to commemorate what Doctor King had done for our country.”
(5) Provide Guidance
(5) Provide Guidance
Not Applicable.
(6) Elicit Performance
(6) Elicit Performance
Sonya: “So now do you know why we celebrate Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Day?”
Ethan: “Yes. I have a dream!”
(7) Provide Feedback
(7) Provide Feedback
Sonya: “Great!”
(8) Assess Performance
(8) Assess Performance
Not Applicable.
(9) Enhance Retention and Transfer
(9) Enhance Retention and Transfer
Dr King: “Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty, we are free at last!”
Sonya : “This is a ‘Great American’ podcast by Sonya Tan.”
Is It Effective? Podcast is an effective way to transfer verbal information to the targeted audience. Sonya and Ethan learned a lot about Dr Martin Luther King Junior from this production. The podcast URL was also sent to our family and friends to let them know why we celebrate Martin Luther King Junior Day.
posted by Francis Tan at
11:06 PM
3 Comments:
Thanks Francis - I really enjoyed it. BTW, how many takes did you need for Sonya and Ethan to get through the whole script?
Your young kids are brilliant!
And voice is really cute!!
Someday, my daughter will help me to do my assignment. I hope!!!!
This podcast has been a learning experience for my whole family. The week before Martin Luther King Junior's Day, Michele bought the book from Barnes & Noble. She wanted the kids to learn more about American history during this 1.5 years while we are here. She read the book to both Sonya and Ethan. Sonya almost used this book for her book talk in school (if not for the shortage of time). Ethan loves to say 'I have a dream' - see if you can pick this up from the podcast ... almost at the end of it. We spent an afternoon doing the recording ... you can't imagine the number of NGs we have. But it was a fun and rewarding learning experience for all!
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