Articles tagged with: Castle
Clairton CASTLE 2016: Mysterious Monday
Students at Clairton recorded a radio drama in the vein of such classic films as “Big” or “Freaky Friday,” posing the hypothetical question: “What would you do if you switched bodies with your Math teacher?”
Clairton CASTLE 2016: Audio Message Exchange – Episode #1
Over the past three weeks 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders from both Pittsburgh King and Clairton have been exchanging audio messages. The two groups have asked and answered a variety of questions, in turn learning a great deal about each other.
Clairton CASTLE 2016: The Tsacdop – “Frozen” Movie Review
8th graders at Clairton assembled to record another installment of the student-led podcast, The Tscadop. Their topic this week? The animated film, “Frozen.”
Clairton CASTLE 2016: The Tsacdop – Remakes
Students at Clairton reassembled to record another installment of the student-led podcast, The Tscadop! Their topic this week? The controversial, seemingly never-ending remaking of comic book properties.
Clairton CASTLE 2016: Radio Plays 101 – Gunsmoke “The Dodge City Killer” Episode #1
Students at Clairton continued to experiment with radio dramaturgy, this time by performing part of an episode from the famous western series “Gunsmoke.”
Clairton CASTLE 2016: Radio Plays 101 – Dragnet “The Big No Tooth” Episode #1
Remember radio dramas? Orson Welles’ “War of the Worlds,” “Gunsmoke,” and “The Shadow” are but a few examples of a golden age of radio-based entertainment. Students at Clairton’s CASTLE program–after listening to a couple plays–selected and performed part of a “Dragnet” episode… “The Big No Tooth!”
Clairton CASTLE 2016: Transitioning from Middle to High School
Middle school students at Clairton were asked to discuss their upcoming graduation and subsequent move to high school.
Clairton CASTLE 2016: A Start of a New Semester, Round Table Story Telling, “Three Things About Me” and the Makey Makey!
With the start of a new semester at Clairton School comes a new semester of Radio Club at the CASTLE after school program. It also means new Radio Clubbers!
Clairton CASTLE 2016: A Day in the Life
Students at Clairton were asked to write about their typical day–with no detail being too small. “What happens? Where do you go? What do you do? What’s the best part of your day?” And, finally, “what’s the worst part?”
Clairton CASTLE 2016: My Name
Students at Clairton were asked: “How did you get your name, what does it mean and how do you feel about it now?” Some were named after locations, others were “Jr”s and almost all wouldn’t change their name for anything.
