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Radio Days
Content area(s):
Arts & Music
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Author(s) & location: Cynthia Matzat, Branson School District
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Description
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"Back before there were televisions and computers, there was radio. Families of the 1930s and 1940s would gather around the radio and listen to their favorite programs such as Little Orphan Annie, Amos and Andy, The Guiding Light, and The Shadow. Millions of Americans tuned in daily to their favorite programs, just as today we tune in to our favorite television shows. Radio allowed the listener to create their own images of characters and settings, a luxury that we no longer have in these days of television. Take a journey back to the "Golden Age of Radio" as you learn about Radio Days."
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What makes this an interesting WebQuest
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- The Task sets the challenge to students to learn about, and appreciate, a form of entertainment they are unfamiliar with
- Authentic assessment achieved through students' recording of plays
- Uses interactive features that the web has to offer - beware, however, of some tricky links!
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