Disaster Media Release

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Disaster Media Release

You have been hired by a municipal government to put together a Media Disaster Release. The

disaster that you write on is the one that you picked at the beginning of the unit as the 5th

tab

of your Survival and Disaster Flip Chart. You have been commissioned to produce a media

release that will inform the public about the disaster. Here is what you need to produce:

A 2-page (plus a title page) magazine article about the type of disaster you have chosen. A radio announcement for the impending disaster. A Find Out More page that gives a list of 5 quality resources for people to learn more

about your disaster.

Magazine Article

Your magazine must contain a minimum of 3 media features (timelines, side bars, graph, charts,

maps, etc.), and will address the following topics:

What causes this type of disaster The effects and aftermath of this type of disaster Historical examples of this type of disaster Precautions to take before this type of disaster Actions to take during this type of disaster

** Please make sure your magazine article also has a title page with a title, disaster image, and

your name.**

Radio Announcement

Prepare a radio news report about the impending disaster near your community. Radio reports

are much shorter than newspaper reports. The time limit is 10-15 seconds on the air, which

about 8-10 lines of printed script. Here are your requirements:

Your report is to cover the 5 Ws: Who (eye witness), What, Where, When, and Why. (5marks)

The first sentence needs to grab listeners attention and interest. (2 marks) Use words that will communicate a mood (think about our discussion from The Forest

Fire). (3 marks)

When you are done, you will record it and present it to the class. This means that you need to

rehearse it ahead of time to make sure your volume, expression, and speed is appropriate.


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Resource Page

To conclude your Media Release package, you will create a Find Out More resource page. This

resource page needs the following:

5 quality web links that provide interesting and attractive information about the disasteryou have choose.

Each link should have a 3-5 sentence description of what one can find at that web page.


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Rubrics

Magazine Article

Content Excellent (1) Good (2) Beginning (3) Not Achieving (4)Media Features

CC 7.5 8.8 Create and

present a variety of

representations

including visual and

multimedia

presentations such as

illustrations,

appropriate graphic

organizers, charts,

circle graphs,

timelines, maps

CC 8.5 Create and


visual and multimedia

presentations

including an illustrated

report, a newscast

with adequate detail,

clarity, and

organization to

explain.

Consistentlyuses

3 different

effective media

features that add

to the topic of the

overall magazine

article.

Usuallyuses 3

different effective

media features

that add to the

topic of the

overall magazine

article.

Sometimes uses 3

different effective

media features

that add to the

topic of the

overall magazine

article.

Rarelyuses 3

different effective

media features

that add to the

topic of the

overall magazine

article.

CC7.8 - Write toexplain and/or

inform in a news

story, a factual

account, an article.

CC 8.8 Write to

explain and inform

in a presentation of

findings a

documented

research report

Consistently

writes about all ofthe required

information listed

in the instructions

in order to inform

the public about a

possible disaster.

Usuallywrites

about all of therequired

information listed

in the instructions

in order to inform

the public about a

possible disaster.

Sometimes writes


information listed

in the instructions

in order to inform

the public about a

possible disaster.

Rarelywrites


information listed

in the instructions

in order to inform

the public about a

possible disaster.

CC 7.4 & 8.4 Spell,

punctuate, and

capitalize words

correctly at grade level

Consistentlyspells,

punctuates, and

capitalizes words

correctly.

Usuallyspells,punctuates, and

capitalizes words

correctly.

Sometimes spells,punctuates, and

capitalizes words

correctly.

Rarelyspells,punctuates, and

capitalizes words

correctly.


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Radio Announcement

Content Excellent (1) Good (2) Beginning (3) Not Achieving (4)

CC 7.7 - Use orallanguage to express

effectively

information and

ideas of some

complexity in

formal and informal

situations.

CC 8.7 - Use oral

language to

effectively express

information and

ideas of complexity

in formal and

informal situations

Consistently

covers the 5W`s in

a radio

announcement

about an

impending

disaster using

tone and language

appropriate to the

topic and

purpose.

Usuallycovers the

5W`s in a radio

announcement

about an

impending

disaster using

tone and language

appropriate to the

topic and

purpose.

Sometimes covers

the 5W`s in a

radio

announcement

about an

impending

disaster using

tone and language

appropriate to the

topic and

purpose.

Rarelycovers the

5W`s in a radio

announcement

about an

impending

disaster using

tone and language

appropriate to the

topic and

purpose.

CC 7.5 - Create and


representations


multimedia

presentations

CC 8.5 - Create andpresent a variety of

representations


multimedia

presentations

Consistently

creates a clear

recording of the

radio

announcement

that lasts 10-15

seconds.

Usuallycreates a

clear recording of

the radio

announcement

that lasts 10-15

seconds.

Sometimes

creates a clear

recording of the

radio

announcement

that lasts 10-15

seconds.

Rarelycreates a

clear recording of

the radio

announcement

that lasts 10-15

seconds.


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Resource Page

Content Excellent (1) Good (2) Beginning (3) Not Achieving (4)

CC 7.2 - Create and

present a teacher-guided inquiry

project related to a

topic, theme, or

issue studied in

English language

arts.

CC 8.2 - Create and

present a teacher-

guided inquiry

project related to a

topic, theme, or

issue studied in

English language

arts.

Consistently

displays relevantweb links that

present valuable

and attractive

information about

the chosen

disaster.

Usuallydisplays

relevant web linksthat present

valuable and

attractive

information about

the chosen

disaster.

Sometimes

displays relevantweb links that

present valuable

and attractive

information about

the chosen

disaster.

Rarelydisplays

relevant web linksthat present

valuable and

attractive

information about

the chosen

disaster.

CC 7.4 - View and

demonstrate

comprehension and

interpretation of

visual and multimedia

texts with specific

features and complex

ideas including the

visual components of

media such as

websites

CC 8.4 - View critically

& demonstrate

comprehension of a

variety of visual and

multimedia texts

including websites, to

locate and interpret

key messages and

details, to develop

conclusions, opinions,

& understanding, and

to evaluate the

effectiveness of thetext.

Consistently

evaluates and

summarizes in 3-5

sentences the

main ideas and

presentations

within the web

links being listedon the resource

sheet.

Usuallyevaluates

and summarizes

in 3-5 sentences

the main ideas

and presentations

within the web

links being listed

on the resourcesheet.

Sometimes

evaluates and

summarizes in 3-5

sentences the

main ideas and

presentations

within the web

links being listedon the resource

sheet.

Rarelyevaluates

and summarizes

in 3-5 sentences

the main ideas

and presentations

within the web

links being listed

on the resourcesheet.


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