Radio Curriculum

FIRST COURSE, THIRD GRADING PERIOD  —  9 weeks



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Week 1Student Press Law
1.27.0 “The Supreme Court Addresses Student Press Rights”
Week 2

The Business Side
1.28.0 “It Takes Money: The Business Side of Radio”
1.28.1 Handout: “WRTN Radio — Budget”
1.29.0 “How a Station Knows It’s a Success” 1.29.1 Handout: “Vocabulary for Success”
1.29.2 Handout: “Promotions Checklist”
1.29.3 Handout: “Arbitron Vocabulary”

Week 3The Public Service Announcement
1.30.0 “Public Service Announcement”
1.30.1 Handout: “Are You Ready for the PSA?”
1.30.2 Handout: “Draft Critique”
1.30.3 Handout: “Self-Evaluation Critique”
1.30.4 Handout: “PSA Evaluation Rubric”
Week 4-5The Business Side: Producing the Money
1.31.0 “:30 and :60 Commercial”
1.31.1 Handout: “Produce a Commercial Worksheet”
                       
          
Week 6  What Can We Say?
1.32.0 “FCC Rules and Regulations”
1.32.1 Teacher’s Notes: “Origin of Government Regulation of Broadcasting”
1.32.2 Quiz: “Origin of Government Regulation of Broadcasting”
1.32.3 Teacher’s Notes: “Communications Act of 1996”
1.32.4 Handout: “Summary: FCC Radio Rules and Regulations”
1.32.5 Quiz: “Intro to Radio/TV Rules and Regulations Test”
1.32.6 Handout: “Programming Law and Policy”
1.32.7 Quiz: “Introduction to Radio/TV Programming Law & Policy”
1.32.8 Quiz: “Introduction to Radio/TV Communications Act of 1996”
1.33.0 “May I Hear Your ID?”
Week 7 News: Sports
1.34.0 “Reporting Sports News in a Newscast”
1.34.1 Handout: “Plan Your Coverage”
1.34.2 Handout: “Sports Vocabulary”
Weeks 8-9

End-of-Term Project: a SkillsUSA-related project
1.35.0 “Exhibiting Radio (Audio) Skills”
1.35.1 Handout: “Radio Production Skills Vocabulary”
1.36.0 “Radio Broadcast I, Third Term Project: Production of Three Radio Spots”
1.36.1 Handout: “The Community”
1.36.2 Handout: “Assignment: Production of Three Advertising Radio Spots for a Client” Presentation and critique of Term Project

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