The Absolutely True Audio DiariesThe premise of this project was that during the year that Arnold "Junior" Spirit narrates, an "audio diary" project was going on during which other people from the town were given recorders and asked to keep an audio diary. Students' task was to make THOSE audio diaries, telling some part of the story from another character's perspective.
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Dr. P's Prototype: Mr. P's Audio Diary
All the documents Dr. P used to make his prototype are in this folder
All the student-made audio diaries:
What students said about this project:
What the project is all about:
Each squad was given a separate character from the book that we had to play as in a podcast. From doing this, we were able to understand the characters thoughts and emotions more realistically, and understand deeper about the book, and how it can relate to real life.
-Nick (read more on his digital portfolio)
"Making a podcast deepened our understanding of ATDPTI because we were able to get a better sense of the other characters through their voice. It made us really think about what that character was doing or thinking in a part where they weren't necessarily the main focus. It made us ask, 'How did this effect our character?'"
-Sarina (read more on her digital portfolio)
Mining the book for dialogue:
"I went through the book looking for chapters she was in and writing down quotes our character Penelope says, any clues to give us an idea of what more our character is like."
-Sam (read more on her digital portfolio)
Creating a character:
"The Character Analysis Sheet was used to asses the different aspects of our character and how we could put them in our podcast."
-Ana (read more on her digital portfolio)
"I learned that making a podcast you need to be able to tell a story, even if it's not yours. You need to be able to grab the listeners and pull them in to listen longer."
-Jackie (read more on her digital portfolio)
Writing the script:
"I had never written a script before, and it was a bit hard to emulate the voice of our character from ATDPTI into the script. Also, sometimes I got frustrated with some of my group mates because of our conflicting ideas."
-Thomas (read more on his digital portfolio)
Recording
"I think recording is the best part because it was really fun for my group to create sound effects and record as a different character."
-AnnaNicole (read more on her digital portfolio)
"Since we made podcasts, I learned that it's important to speak clearly so that whoever is listening is able to understand what you're saying. Also, I learned that it's important to have some background noise or at least some sound effects so that your podcast is enjoyable to the listener."
-Ashley (read more on her digital portfolio)
Editing
"Editing was incredibly difficult. I had no experience in audio editing before and It was a lot to learn in a little time. The program was confusing, but after asking several questions, I finally understood what I was doing, and I was so proud of myself. I am glad I tried something new and actually tried even though I didn't know a single thing about it at first.
-Evette (read more on her digital portfolio)
Using a SCRUM Board
"The SCRUM board let us see what we were done with and what we should start working on."
-Mia (read more on her digital portfolio)
Each squad was given a separate character from the book that we had to play as in a podcast. From doing this, we were able to understand the characters thoughts and emotions more realistically, and understand deeper about the book, and how it can relate to real life.
-Nick (read more on his digital portfolio)
"Making a podcast deepened our understanding of ATDPTI because we were able to get a better sense of the other characters through their voice. It made us really think about what that character was doing or thinking in a part where they weren't necessarily the main focus. It made us ask, 'How did this effect our character?'"
-Sarina (read more on her digital portfolio)
Mining the book for dialogue:
"I went through the book looking for chapters she was in and writing down quotes our character Penelope says, any clues to give us an idea of what more our character is like."
-Sam (read more on her digital portfolio)
Creating a character:
"The Character Analysis Sheet was used to asses the different aspects of our character and how we could put them in our podcast."
-Ana (read more on her digital portfolio)
"I learned that making a podcast you need to be able to tell a story, even if it's not yours. You need to be able to grab the listeners and pull them in to listen longer."
-Jackie (read more on her digital portfolio)
Writing the script:
"I had never written a script before, and it was a bit hard to emulate the voice of our character from ATDPTI into the script. Also, sometimes I got frustrated with some of my group mates because of our conflicting ideas."
-Thomas (read more on his digital portfolio)
Recording
"I think recording is the best part because it was really fun for my group to create sound effects and record as a different character."
-AnnaNicole (read more on her digital portfolio)
"Since we made podcasts, I learned that it's important to speak clearly so that whoever is listening is able to understand what you're saying. Also, I learned that it's important to have some background noise or at least some sound effects so that your podcast is enjoyable to the listener."
-Ashley (read more on her digital portfolio)
Editing
"Editing was incredibly difficult. I had no experience in audio editing before and It was a lot to learn in a little time. The program was confusing, but after asking several questions, I finally understood what I was doing, and I was so proud of myself. I am glad I tried something new and actually tried even though I didn't know a single thing about it at first.
-Evette (read more on her digital portfolio)
Using a SCRUM Board
"The SCRUM board let us see what we were done with and what we should start working on."
-Mia (read more on her digital portfolio)