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English 9 Public Speaking Mass Media Project Guidelines

A.I. 4 parts of the Mass Media Project

A. Poster

B. Scripts

C. Logs

D. Tape

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II. Posters

A. Call letters

1.Must start with a W or K

a. W – East of Mississippi

B. K – West of Mississippi

2.Must have 4 letters

a. May not use

1)WEED

2)WKKK

3)WPOT

4)WBUD

5)WLSD

6)WDSL

B. Call numbers

1.If you choose TV numbers between 2 and 99

a. No 69

2.If you choose radio, decide FM or AM

a. If AM – between 530 and 1650

1)No 666

2)696

3)969

4)911

b. If FM – between 88.1 and 107.9

1)No 96.9

C.C. Logo – Symbol for the station

D.. Slogan – Saying for the station

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III. Scripts

A Must have 2 commercials that total 60 seconds.

B. Music – no cuss words may be included in lyrics.

1.Must be approved by teacher

2.Radio – cannot go beyond 4 minutes

3.TV – Cannot go beyond 4 minutes and students must do the video. It may not be taped off of a TV show.

C. Rest of script must consist of 10 – 14 minutes of:

1.News

2.Sports

3.Talk

4.Documentary

5.Educational

6.Soap Opera

7.Game Show

D. All material must be appropriate. Material may not include any context to:

1.Drugs

2.Alcohol

3.Sexual preferences

4.Cult or gang symbols or dress

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IV. Logs

A. Hand out examples

B. Example

1.Music can be broken up and give examples of how to list on log

2.Explain difference between time and running time

a. Cannot use calculator

b.60 seconds must be labeled as a minute

3.Log and final script due on _______________

Sample Log:

Event	Performer	Time	Running Time

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V. Taping Video

A. Must tape on their own time with their own equipment.

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VI. Caution for Broadcasts

A. Get a program concept – make sure logo goes with context.

B. Careful with paper and mic so you don’t rattle or have “wind” sounds.

C. Careful with background lights. It will make you look dark.

D. Make sure to have a lead-in and a sign-off.

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VII. Time Scoring

Point System for Mass Media Broadcast
For your tape, I will be looking for these things:
Time: if the video is short by these many minutes, you will lose the following points
15:15 – 14:45 -0 16:00 – 15:16 -1 16:30 – 16:01 -2 18:00 – 16:31 -3 2 consecutive minutes -5	14:44 – 14:15 -3 14:14 – 14:00 -5 13:59 – 13:45 -8 13:44 – 13:15 -10 under – 13:14 -13