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Going, Going, Gone!
Communication Arts Grades 4 - 8
The electrifying crack of the bat, the pop of
the ball, the roar of the crowd - it's going,
going, gone! Experience the drama of
recreating a moment in baseball history
through the simulation of an old-time radio
broadcast. Students of all ages are there for
an unforgettable moment in baseball history by
reliving the roles of announcers,
commentators, spectators and sound effect
producers just as broadcasters did in an
earlier era when the National pastime was, as
Phil Hirsch of the Chicago Tribune said, "the
only game you could see on radio."
Objectives
– in completing
this lesson, students will:
A.
Examine the history and popularity of
radio as a mass medium in the early 20th
century by experiencing communication
techniques, such as dramatic role playing,
improvisation, interpretation and special
effects.
B.
Utilize the art and language of
communication through a hands-on, interactive
study of various environmental sounds one
might hear in the recreation and delivery of a
baseball broadcast.
C.
Appreciate,
through teamwork and collective effort, the
social experience of baseball made possible by
the creativity, spontaneity and ingenuity of
early pioneers in radio broadcasting.
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