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World History Podcast Assignment Guide

The document provides instructions for a world history podcast assignment. Students must choose a narrow historical subject that can be covered in 3 minutes, such as the shoelaces used by soldiers in a battle. They are directed to find at least 4 credible sources (2 primary and 2 secondary) from the library or databases to discuss in their podcast. Students must also address what they find interesting about their topic and potential problems researching it, and record feedback from 3 friends on what they might find interesting.

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World History Podcast Assignment Guide

The document provides instructions for a world history podcast assignment. Students must choose a narrow historical subject that can be covered in 3 minutes, such as the shoelaces used by soldiers in a battle. They are directed to find at least 4 credible sources (2 primary and 2 secondary) from the library or databases to discuss in their podcast. Students must also address what they find interesting about their topic and potential problems researching it, and record feedback from 3 friends on what they might find interesting.

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World History Newscast Assignment Form 1. Read the document Intro to Podcast on D2L, first. Then. . . 2.

Fill in the following form, typed. se complete sentences. For items mar!et with a ", please write at least three sentences. #our podcast will $e a news report of three minutes a$out a historical su$%ect. &ith only three minutes, you can't co(er $ig su$%ects, li!e a $attle or e(en the $iography of a person. The shoelaces used $y soldiers in a $attle or the sha(ing techni)ue a general's mistress are %ust a$out narrow enough. What small, manageable subject, that you can find sources for, would you like to write on?

*s a %ournalist you need good sources. * te+t$oo! is too general. ,o to our li$rary, to -.T/R, to 01.2/ 3/.T. Find good secondary sources from credi$le scholars. Loo! at what primary sources they use and then steal their primary sources. To earn a 2, you need a minimum of four sources !two primary, two secondary4 ,i(e the full citation, with author, title, date, place of pu$lication. If I can't find your source easily, you ha(en't gi(en me the full citation. ,eneral we$sites are not permitted 5no .com or .net4. 1oo!s are $etter than the we$, in general. Four sources minimum !two primary, two secondary"

#What do you find interesting about this subject?

#What problems are you going to face in writing about this subject and how might you sol$e those problems? For e%ample, are their source issues, is the subject obscure and hard to relate to, are you in$ested in the history of the subject?

#Ask three friends what they might find interesting about this subject. Write their answers below.

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