Lesson+7+-+PSA+Production

For the final phase of this project, students should produce a Public Service Announcement. Provide students with the and  to guide them in effectively persuading the target audience to support their argument or point of view. Students should illustrate the problem and reveal the National Park and its geological, biological, and historical uniqueness that should be sustained. The students should present insightful and varied actions for the community and government to take in order to preserve both the natural and cultural resources. The PSA campaign is designed to have students demonstrate and apply their knowledge of the problems facing the National Park they researched by generating solutions to these issues.

 Public Service Announcement Requirements:
Design a public service announcement that informs others about the issue for which the action service learning was design and calls them to action through participation in the service learning project. This video should be 3-5 minutes in length.

 Consider the following steps as you move through the production of this project:

 * Pre-Production – Write a script to persuade the audience to take an action based on your findings in the research and media resources. Design a storyboard and create props.
 * Production - Film the video, take pictures, and edit for final product.
 * Post Production - Share video with the school or in/on a public forum.

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Once students have completed this slide show/video project, consider entering the video in a contest:
Disney's Planet Challenge Do Something World "Your Parks" Video Challenge