Raising+Awareness


 * Raising Awareness **

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 * PSAs Defined **

Reckless Driving [] The More You Know []
 * PSA Examples **

While it seems simple, public service announcements are designed to raise awareness about particular topics/issues throughout the community. In this project you will work with a partner to raise awareness, explain an assigned economic concept and provide examples from __MAUS__ and __Night__, and the real-world. As you complete the project not only will you be educating others, but your knowledge of economics and its role in our lives will grow. We expect you to “think outside the box” as you draw conclusions and make connections. After all this is what learning is all about. Your economic concept might not be clearly stated in __MAUS__, or __Night__ so you will have to use creativity to help us as viewers understand//.// Your PSA will be used to review.
 * The Assignment **


 * The Economics Concepts **

**PSA Groups** -needs and wants -individual choices/global choices
 * ** Choices **

-limited -scarcity -natural resources -renewable/nonrenewable
 * ** Resources **

-incentives -productivity
 * ** Competition/cooperation **

-technology -invention -assembly line -mass production
 * ** Innovation **

-output/input -diminishing returns -investing in human capital
 * ** Productivity **

-explain the concept assigned (economic viewpoint) -demonstrate how the concept reaches beyond textbooks and the classroom to affect our lives: -2 minutes in length: You and your partners must speak for even amounts of time -videotaped and //edited// for TV -meaningful progression and organization (introduce concept, explain examples and summarize your points) -utilize appropriate environments, or film with appropriate props to support your argument -saved to a flash drive -professional tone addressing the appropriate audience (i.e.: no joking or laughing)
 * The Requirements **
 * Define concept
 * What’s the significance? Why should people be educated about the concept?
 * 2 examples from __Night__ and __MAUS__ (explain the relation)
 * 1 modern world example (explain the relation)
 * Examples should be introduced in a manner which is not awkward, but progresses logically


 * The Rubric **


 * CATEGORY || ** 4 ** || ** 3 ** || ** 2 ** || ** 1 ** ||
 * ** Campaign/ **
 * Product ** || Students create an original, accurate and interesting product that adequately addresses the concept. || Students create an accurate product that adequately addresses the concept. || Students create an accurate product but it does not adequately address the concept. || The product does not address the concept. ||
 * ** Awareness of Audience/ Appropriate Tone ** || All students in group can clearly explain why they felt the vocabulary, audio and graphics they chose fit their intended audience. || All students in group can explain why they felt the vocabulary, audio and graphics they chose fit their intended audience. || There was some awareness of the audience, but not all of the students can describe how the vocabulary, audio and graphics they chose fit their intended audience || Limited attention to audience in designing PSA AND/OR one or fewer members of the group can explain how the element relate to the audience. ||
 * ** Point of View - Purpose ** || PSA establishes a purpose at the beginning and maintains that focus throughout! Cohesive PSA. Clear logical progression and organization. || Establishes a purpose at the beginning, but occasionally wanders from that focus. Progression and organization is not always clear or logical. || The purpose is somewhat clear but many aspects of the PSA seem only slightly related. Order is often illogical and lacks organization. || It was difficult to figure out the purpose of the PSA. No organization. ||
 * ** Length ** || The PSA was 2 minutes and did not seem hurried or too slow. Each partner spoke for one minute. || The PSA was either 30 seconds longer or 30 seconds shorter than the required length (2 minutes) Seemed SLIGHTLY hurried or too slow. Partners did not have an equal amount of speaking parts. || The PSA's time limit was either a minute longer or shorter than their requirement. Seemed VERY hurried or too slow. Partners do not have an equal amount of speaking parts. || The newscast was too long or too short. ||
 * ** Required Elements **

2 text examples, 1 world example, explanation of concept and significance of concept ** ) ** || The PSA includes all required elements as well as additional information. Content is accurate. || All required elements are included on the PSA. Content is accurate. || All but 1 of the required elements are included in the PSA. Parts of the content are inaccurate. || Several required elements were missing. Very little content is accurate ||
 * ** Editing ** || PSA is well edited using Movie Maker. Seamless transitions. Movie is finished correctly. || PSA is edited well overall, but lacks clear transitions and sometimes includes unnecessary video footage. Movie is not finished correctly. || PSA includes unnecessary video footage, unclear transitions and is not well edited. Movie is not finished correctly. || No editing. Movie is not finished correctly. ||