Newsflash!!

We interrupt this program....
 
During the course of World War 2, listeners often heard this phrase cut into their favorite radio shows. Information about defeats and victories was provided to those on the homefront via the wonders of wireless. Your task is to play the part of a radio announcer and record a 2 - 5 minute (minimum and maximum) report on one of the following events of the war:
bulletOperation Market Garden
bulletThe Bataan Death March
bulletThe Doolittle raid
bulletThe invasion of Poland
bulletThe Battle of Guadalcanal
bulletGerman V-1/V-2 rocket attacks
bulletThe death of Yamamoto
bulletThe Battle of Iwo Jima
bulletThe Battle of Okinawa
bulletThe attempted assassination of Hitler
bulletOperation Overlord
bulletThe Dunkirk evacuation
bulletJapanese internments in the USA
bulletThe Battle of Britain
bulletThe battles of El Alamein
bulletThe invasion of France
bulletthe Casablanca conference
bulletThe Yalta conference
bulletThe Battle of the Atlantic
bulletThe death of Mussolini
bulletThe Battle of Stalingrad
bulletThe Battle of Midway
bulletThe Battle of the Bulge
bulletThe Battle of Leyte Gulf
bulletOperation Barbarossa
bulletThe attack on Pearl Harbor
bulletThe atomic bomb attacks
bulletThe allied invasions of Sicily & Anzio
bulletOperation Olympic
bulletThe death of Roosevelt
 
    
bulletYou may record on a standard cassette or CD and are welcome to use sound effects to enhance the story. 
bulletYou are required to include a first-hand account as told by someone who was at or near the event.
bulletIn your presentation (and as a good journalist) you should address the 5 W's:

When Who Where What Why

bulletElements that are always great "additions" include statistics and numbers and detailed descriptions of the events and their aftermaths. Keep in mind, however, that you are reporting for radio, and thus no visual cue can be used!
bulletYou will be required to turn in a typed version of your script before you do your presentation (so it will be a good idea to print out 2 of them). You will not be allowed to present without one!!

 

bulletHere is the grading rubric

Grading Rubric
 

CATEGORY

4

3

2

0

Content (graded 2x)

 Shows a full understanding of the topic and stays on topic all (100%) of the time. Shows a good understanding of the topic or stays on topic most (99-90%) of the time.  Shows a good understanding of parts of the topic or stays on topic some (89%-75%) of the time. Does not seem to understand the topic very well. 

Required Elements

 Student is completely prepared with a recorded report (including first hand account) of a high quality.  Student is completely prepared with a recorded report (including first hand account) of an acceptable quality. The student is somewhat prepared, but is missing a required element.  Student does not seem at all prepared to present. 

Time Limit

 Presentation is 2-5 minutes long. 
_________
 Presentation is less than 2 minutes OR more than 5 minutes. 
_________

Speaks Clearly

 Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, and mispronounces no words.  Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, but mispronounces one word.  Speaks clearly and distinctly most (94-85%) of the time. Mispronounces no more than two words.  Often mumbles or can not be understood OR mispronounces more than two words.