Articles in Pittsburgh Youth Radio Corps
Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 Radio Club: Three Things About Me
Students in Radio Club at Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 wrote and recorded these pieces where they describe themselves in three ways. They had a great time learning about how to hold the microphone and recording on a microphone for the first time (with a few exceptions!).
Propel Northside Radio Club: My Neighborhood
Students in Radio Club at Propel Northside wrote and recorded these pieces describing their neighborhood and favorite place to hang out. They then recorded these pieces and discussed how they would change their neighborhoods.
The ZONE: Changing Our Communities
Our third and fourth meetings of The ZONE’s 2nd semester Radio Club focused on communities, the issues prevalent within them and the ways in which we can help change them for the better.
Clairton CASTLE: Mad Libs
On our 3rd meeeting of CASTLE’s Radio Club, students were given Mad Libs and tasked with imagining the strangest, silliest nouns and verbs they could think of. The first hurdle: learning what an adverb was. The second hurdle: pronouncing “Mad Lib.”
Pittsburgh Langley K-8: A Time I Achieved
Students in Citiparks’ After School Academy at Pittsburgh Langley K-8 wrote and recorded these pieces about a time they achieved something. These pieces are the result of weekly sessions in which students are learning about the equipment and techniques used in producing features for radio, with the goal of creating announcements for their morning assembly.
Propel Northside Radio Club: A Spoken Self-Portrait
Students in Radio Club at Propel Northside wrote and recorded these pieces where they drew a self-portrait to describe themselves. They then recorded these drawings and we even heard some raps!
Clairton CASTLE: “Who Am I?” Game
On our 2nd meeting of CASTLE’s 2nd semester, we decided to collectively blow off some steam and play the “Who Am I?” game. Everyone was given a sticky note and tasked with writing down the name of someone or something famous/well known. They then passed their notes to the person on their right, who would then affix the note to their forehead. The students then took turns speaking into a H1 digital recorder and asking questions about who or what they were.
Propel Northside Radio Club: Three Things About Me
Students in Radio Club at Propel Northside wrote and recorded …
Buhl Foundation: Morrow Poetry Project
In early 2014, students in 6th and 7th grade at Pittsburgh Morrow 5 – 7 wrote poems in Ms. McCarthy’s english class focusing on Ambition over Adversity while learning about theme and tone.
The ZONE: Three Things About Me
After a several week break due to unfortunately inclement weather, we were finally back at The ZONE this week, and just in time to meet some brand new radio-club members. Students wrote and recorded these pieces describing themselves in three ways.
