The War of the World (Part 4) Activities

The War of the Worlds (Part Four)

Make sure it is you logged into EDpuzzle and
not someone else

• You will need to use your Google Account to log into Edpuzzle and listen and watch the videos below and answer the questions. Make sure it is you logged into EDpuzzle (look at the top right hand corner of the video frame and make sure it is your name).
• Make sure to complete all the work.
• There is an activity after the videos to complete. 
• This work will be evaluated for the unit.

Orson Welle's The War of the Worlds Radio Production

Orson Welles responds to reporters after the
The War of the Worlds Radio Production

(Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/)

Orson Welles (no relation to H.G. Wells) produced a radio drama production of H.G. Well's novel. It was broadcasted in the United States on Halloween Eve in 1938. But what was supposed to be an entertaining radio play ended up striking panic in some of the listeners. 

The radio play was created for an American audience and was set in Grovers Mill, New Jersey. It was presented as a live news broadcast coming in on location in Grovers Mill where the Martians landed. 

Yet many listeners did not tune in at the beginning of the radio play, so when they did tune in, they thought the radio play was a real news broadcast. 

It is claimed that some listeners were convinced that America was under attack. But the news stories were sensationalized, and many of the news outlets exaggerated what actually happened. 

Below is a video that explores how the mass hysteria and panic actually did not happen and how newspaper reports were greatly exaggerated. View the video and answer the questions. 

Then complete the last section of The War of the Worlds (Part 4). 

(Source: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/worlds/)

Video about the Radio Play

Part 4 - Section 1 of 2

Part 4 - Section 2 of 2

Click here to complete "It's in the Details (#4) 

after you have finished viewing/reading Part 4. 

The War of the Worlds (Part 3) Activities

The War of the Worlds (Part Three)

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• You will need to use your Google Account to log into Edpuzzle and listen and watch the videos below and answer the questions. Make sure it is you logged into EDpuzzle (look at the top right hand corner of the video frame and make sure it is your name).
• Make sure to complete all the work.
• There are two activities after the videos to complete.  
• This work will be evaluated for the unit.

Part 3 - Section 1 of 2

Part 3 - Section 2 of 2



Click here to complete the "Likert Scale" after you have finished reading/viewing Part 3.

Click here to complete "It's in the Details (Part 3)" after you have finished reading/viewing Part 3.

The War of the Worlds (Part 2) Activities

The War of the Worlds (Part Two)

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• You will need to use your Google Account to log into Edpuzzle and listen and watch the videos below and answer the questions. Make sure it is you logged into EDpuzzle (look at the top right hand corner of the video frame and make sure it is your name).
• Make sure to complete all the work.
• There is an activity after the videos to complete. 
• This work will be evaluated for the unit.

How to Get to Mars

 

Click here to complete the "Pre-Reading Activity" 

before you start Part 2. 

Part 2 - Section 1 of 2

Part 2 - Section 2 of 2

Click here to complete 
"It's in the Details #2" 

The War of the Worlds (Part 1) Activities

The War of the Worlds (Part 1)

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• You will need to use your Google Account to log into Edpuzzle and listen and watch the videos below and answer the questions. Make sure it is you logged into EDpuzzle (look at the top right hand corner of the video frame and make sure it is your name).
• Make sure to complete all the work.
• There is an activity after the videos to complete. 
• This work will be evaluated for the unit.

Click here to complete "It is in the Details #1"

The War of The Worlds - Introductory Activities

INTRODUCTION

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• Please Note: Before starting this work, make sure you have completed all the work for "My Old Newcastle" Unit. See the links to the right on this blog for the assignments. 
• You will need to use your Google Account to log into Edpuzzle and listen and watch the videos below and answer the questions. Make sure it is you logged into EDpuzzle (look at the top right hand corner of the video frame and make sure it is your name).
• Make sure to complete all the work.
• All the work has to be completed. This work will be evaluated for the unit.

Imagery: Response Assignment to "My Old Newcastle"

You read the memoir by David Adams Richards called "My Old Newcastle" on page 218 of the textbook. The memoir is loaded with many different images. Follow the steps below to complete your on-line assignment for this reading.

1. Reread the selection and choose five descriptions of imagery that you find particularly powerful. Decide the senses to which the images appeal (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell).
2. Do a search on www.google.ca for images (change usage rights to help you find images that are copyright friendly or copyright free). You can also use photos for class to search images. 
3. Gather five actual pictures/graphics that you feel convey effectively the images that David Adams Richard created from the five descriptions that you selected
4. Click here to see an example of only one slide for this assignment (remember, you are doing five)
5. Using Google Slides or Microsoft PowerPoint (make sure you are logged into your own account), copy each image and the direct link from the website where you obtained the image (in other words, give credit)
6. Type in the descriptive quote from the memoir, and also include the sense(s) to which the image appeals and make sure you also have the web address link for the image
7. Create a title page that includes your name, a title and the date
8. Look over the assignment rubric (see below) to make sure you have included everything and consider what mark you think you should get
9. Share your work through Google Drive with your teacher (Google: allancarterspace@gmail.com Microsoft: allan.carter@nbed.nb.ca)

Assignment Rubric 

• Each description selected is a solid and powerful example that strongly appeals to at least one sense.  
• Each image effectively represents the description.
• The students has included the sense(s) related to the description and image.
• The source for each image is included with the link (NOT the Google search results link).
• Each image appears to be copyright friendly or copyright free. 
• The assignment includes a title page including the student's name and the date. 

(5 pts each for a total of 30 pts)

My Old Newcastle

INTRODUCTION

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• You will need to use your Google or Microsoft Account to log into EDPuzzle and read (and listen) to the memoir below called "My Old Newcastle" by David Adams Richards (page 218 in the textbook).
• According to dictionary.com, a memoir is "a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation." It can be "an account of one's personal life and experiences" (autobiographical). 
• Make sure it is you logged into EDpuzzle (look at the top right hand corner of the video frame and make sure it is your name). Class code is: befwagg
• Make sure to complete the response reflection (see below the video window) when you have finished reading and listening to the memoir.
• All work has to be completed, and it will be evaluated.

Click here to complete 
the Response Reflection.