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Reader's Theater Podcast
Edgar Allan Poe
Collaborative Lesson with Language Arts, Music & Computers ASSIGNMENT: Language Arts Class
You will be assigned a short story or poem by Edgar Allan Poe to read with a group. Groups will be assigned in class too.
Music Class
You will learn how to make a variety of sound effects using various instruments and tools. You will record some of your own sound effects in Audacity that will be used later to enhance your Reader's Theater Podcast.
Computer Class
You will use Audacity to record your short story or poem in your assigned groups. You will then add background music and sound effects from selections we will provide. Finally, you will add sound effects that you created on your own and recorded in music class. Results - a very cool audio podcast enhanced with background music and special sound effects.
STEP 1 Create a folder on your Personal Network Drive called “Poe Podcast” Your group will work together to read your short story or poem in Audacity. Save the PROJECT - File - Save Project as - in your Personal Folder - "Raven_Group Name" Keep the background noise level down while recording - Read clearly, not too fast, PAUSE AT THE COMMAS and at THE END OF EACH LINE
Use a creative tone of voice like you are acting out the part on the stage!
If you make a MISTAKE - pause - repeat where you made the mistake and then you can TRIM the mistake out later. INSTEAD OF STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN! RECOMMENDED - If you have a long poem, you can read it in parts. When you are done you can combine the parts together before you export as an MP3. When you are finished and satisfied with your recording - save as MP3 - File – Export as Mp3
Export the project to your personal folder - the name of the story or poem, and the group name (ex. FINAL RECORDING_Raven_group name) COPY the file from your personal folder to mine at: G:\1Mrs Lockwood\8th Poe Podcast If you don't finish today - save the Project
If this is the first time using Audacity on your computer
you will need to do the following:
DO A TEST RECORDING.
Record – test, test, test or say something for 10 secondsFile - Export as MP3 – Save to your Personal Network DriveDownload Lame.dll file from P:\_SOUNDS - READ ONLYClick OK on box that comes up for “EDIT ID3 TAGS FOR MP3 FILE” |
STEP 2 - Once your story or poem is exported as an MP3 to G:\1Mrs Lockwood\8th Poe Podcast
- Each group member will go to G:\1Mrs Lockwood\8th Poe Podcast and copy/paste their group’s MP3 file to their own Personal Network Drive / Poe Podcast folder.
- You will now work individually to complete the remainder of the project. Each person will take the group's recording of the short story or poem and add their own background music and sound effects to complete the Podcast
- Start to select background music and sound effects you will use as background music to enhance your story / poem - P:\_SOUNDS - READ ONLY\Halloween music\ choose from the following folders for background music:
- Music To Die For
- Very Scary Music
- Erie - Ethereal (These are 30 second clips so you will have to copy them a couple of times)
- Open Audacity
- Import Audio – import your group's recording of the short story or poem from your Personal Network Drive
- Import Audio - import background music
- P:\_SOUNDS - READ ONLY\Halloween music\ - folders - Erie-Ethereal, Music to Die For or Very Scary Music
- Background music should be playing for the entire length of the recording
- If you choose something that is not long enough you can copy and paste it at the end of the song to make it longer. Trim out extra if needed.
- Import Audio - import sound effects
- At least 2 sound effects from P:\_SOUNDS - READ ONLY\Halloween music
- At least 2 sound effects that you made on your own - from your Personal Network Drive
- You will have at least 5 things open in Audacity – this is a “PROJECT"
- File - SAVE PROJECT AS… "Raven_YOUR NAME" this way you can come back to it another time – it will save as an (*.AUP) file – Audacity Project – Save to your Personal Network Drive in your Poe Podcast Folder
Background Music and Sound Effects
- You will clip audio recording if needed
- You can move sound clips so certain sounds start at certain times during the podcast
- You can choose various Effects to enhance the sounds
- You may choose to make some parts louder than others– you do need to hear your voice clearly over the background music and sound effects
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STEP 3- Complete your audio podcast and Export as an MP3 1. Open Audacity – File - Open – open your saved PROJECT (*.AUP) file from your Personal Network Drive in your Poe Podcast Folder 2. Review to be sure you are done - You should have at least 5 parts
- Group's recording of Edgar Allan Poe's short story or poem
- 1 background sound playing throughout the entire audio recording
- At least 2 sounds effects from P:\_SOUNDS - READ ONLY\Halloween music
- At least 2 sound effects that you made on your own
3. File – Export as MP3 – it will combine all the parts - Save to your Personal Network Drive in your Poe Podcast Folder as “Name of your story or poem Podcast_your name” Ex: Raven_YOUR Name" 4. Open & listen to your audio podcast in Windows Media Player
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