“Three Miles” from This American Life
This lesson on the podcast focuses on…
- developing pre-listening strategies by thinking and engaging with issues before listening to the narrative.
- engaging students in a collaborative discussion that prompts critical thinking and a personal response.
- developing an understanding and appreciation for the tools available to podcast creators to construct and communicate an oral narrative.
The resources in these lessons include:
- Discussion and analysis activities for the podcast episode “Lower 9+10” from This American Life.
- An accompanying presentation.
Podcast: ‘Act 1’, “Three Miles” from This American Life
Teaching Resources
Word
A Note about the Resources
IB Language and Literature
If studied with another two podcast episodes from This American Life, this could easily be a part of a “Body of Work“. This American Life has a rich archive on a variety of stories and issues that all follow a similar structure with a distinct style.
This particular episode connects with global issues surrounding culture, identity, community, values, education, power, and justice.
Discussion
The discussion uses the approach of “clock partners”. The “clock handout” for this activity can be found here.
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