This project is due MONDAY, MAY 1st
Ok! So here are the basic instructions for you podcast project. By your own admission you have fallen into the category of pessimist(realist) or optimist(idealist) when it comes to the future of humanity. Now I want you to take your views and express them in a thoughtful way by using actual information that you have gathered and to bring it up in a discussion with your assigned partner.
1. Partner Assignments
Angelica/Zaac
Elias/Henry
Faith/Carolina
Benny/Tabatha
Diana/Emil
Luis/Monica/Nadia
Lourdes (own opinion)
2. Research
Use various sources to back up your opinions on the future of humankind. You don't need to debate your partner but if you wish you certainly may.
Possible Websites to use
https://arstechnica.com/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/
https://www.reddit.com/r/space/
nytimes.com
bbc.co.uk
washingtonpost.com
https://techcrunch.com/
http://www.popsci.com/
http://www.futureforall.org/future-technology-web-sites.html
3. Record
Record a 5 to 10 minute conversation with your partner where you BOTH express your views on the future on humankind. Your thoughts do not obviously need to perfectly reflect your choice of optimist or pessimist but you should try to defend and express your opinions in your conversation.
4. Grading
I will be listening for accuracy/clarity of speech, pronunciation, variety and usage of grammatical structures and vocabulary, as well as the quality of the content produced. Good luck!
Tips: I highly recommend before sitting down to do your podcast your write out your notes about what have discovered in your research in bullet point form to make it easy for you to bring up the information quickly if you need to in your conversation. People who make podcasts weekly do hours of research on the subject and are able to have the information ready immediately so that there is no dead space in the podcast.
Also, you may edit or cut out portions of your podcast if you wish with editing software. I recommend using Audacity for this purpose.
