Research+PSA+Assignment

**Assignment Overview:**
Based on the research you conducted, you are going to take your findings public! Each one of you will create a public service announcement (PSA) that helps to educate the public about the problem you have researched, and the solution you are proposing. (After all, that is the point of a public service announcement...) They are usually very brief, concise statements that get right to the heart of the problem, and then suggest some sort of action to be taken to combat the issue described. Yours will be no different.

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**Steps in the process: 1. Create a Script**
You will write a 30-45 second script that answers the following questions: a) what is the problem? b) who or what does it impact? c) why is the problem important? d) what is your solution? e) why is your solution the best?

Word choice is essential in a good script. You want to be clear, but also persuasive, as the purpose of this PSA is to convince people to take some sort of action. To do that, you must grab the listener's attention, educate them, prick their consciences, engage their emotions, and convince them to do something. Therefore, choose your words wisely.

**2. Choose Images**
After polishing your script, you will choose images to help illustrate the points you make in your PSA. You are limited to only using FIVE images, one for each essential question answered by your script. Remember, images are subject to copyright just like other published texts. Therefore, you can only use images that are licensed with the "Creative Commons" copyright. You can find images like these on [|Flickr] or [|FlickrStorm]. Even photos that are not strictly copyrighted should be given credit by the name of the photographer whose work you are featuring.

**3. Record Voice Over in Photostory**
See this page for help on how to use Photostory: Photostory Resources Black Slides for Titles and Credits: [|black_slide.gif]

**Points and Due Dates:**
Due Friday, March 6th to my teacher folder.

Project is worth 50 points: 25 points for the quality of the script. Scripts will be judged on clarity, conciseness, eloquence, persuasiveness, and message. 20 points for image choices. Images will be judged on power, relationship to the text. Images used should enhance the language of the PSA and have emotional impact. 5 points will go to timing. Images should be well-timed to the voice over.

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