• The prompt I chose: “Explain something students know and understand that professors and/or university leaders don’t really grasp”
  • Name the specific I idea I have: I was going to interview 2-3 of my friends about “issues” we understand that we feel our professors or university leaders don’t really understand
  • Describes responses to the following 4 questions:
  • Whom might you interview or talk with? I was planning to interview 2-3 of my friends 
  • What research do you need to conduct, and where can you find that information? I don’t think there’s a lot of research I need to conduct
  • What role do you expect your narration will play in the story? I was going to narrate in the beginning and end, and also in between the interviews I do with my friends to expand on their opinion
  • What kinds of sounds might be important to this podcast story? I was going to add quiet background music that was kind of mysterious because I’m not sure what my friends will say 
  • Complete the following sentence: My story’s driving question is “what are some common struggles or frustrations that students face in their daily lives that professors and university leaders might not understand” because us students have other things going on outside of classes and sometimes it feels like professors don’t recognize that. 
  • Completes the following questions: My story is NOT about “making professors feel bad about what they do”
  • Contains 2-3 sentences in response to each of the following questions: 
  • Fairness: How will I ensure my story is fair to the people and ideas it represents?: I will ensure this is fair to the people in it by giving them each the same amount of time to share their opinions and respecting their opinions. I will ensure that this is fair to the ideas I include by being respectful to all professors
  • Engagement. How will I engage my audience– and hold them?: I will engage them by talking about topics they might agree with or be interested in. I plan to talk more about situations that students will understand that some professors seem to forget or avoid talking about 
  • Ingredients: What are some crucial sonic elements in my story?: Some sonic elements in my story are going to be the topics my friends talk about. This could include mental health, financial barriers, and anything else they feel professors and/ or university leaders don’t acknowledge about us students. 
  • Takeaways: What do I want my audience to remember?: I want my audience to remember the issues my friends discussed. I want them to remember what makes them engaged like the topics discussed.