Catie Briggs

ECI 525
Lee
Historical Soundscapes: A Pedagogical Adaptation

Topic: Historical Soundscapes; Industries in North Carolina, 8th Grade Social Studies

1) Learning Outcomes:
a) NC Essential Standards
i) 8.H.3.2: Explain how changes brought about by technology and other innovations
affected individuals and groups in North Carolina and the United States (e.g.
advancements in transportation, communication networks and business
practices).
ii) 8.H.3.3: Explain how individuals and groups have influenced economic, political
and social change in North Carolina and the United States.
iii) Students should understand how various industries in North Carolina have come
and gone and shaped the states economy
2) C3 Framework Connections
a) D2.His.2.6-8. Classify series of historical events and developments as examples of
change and/or continuity.
b) D2.His.9.6-8. Classify the kinds of historical sources used in a secondary interpretation.
c) D2.His.10.6-8. Detect possible limitations in the historical record based on evidence
collected from different kinds of historical sources.
3) Audio Sources
a) Free Sound.org
i) http://www.freesound.org
ii) Free Sound.org is an easy to use website that students can get sound clips from after
creating a free account
iii) I will create one class account and have all students sign into it

b) Internet Archive: Audio Sources

i) https://archive.org/details/audio
ii) Students can also use this archive to collect sound for their soundscapes
c) Students will also be welcome to create original sources if time permits and if the
sources are relevant
4) Audio Analyses
a) Students should consider what types of sounds represent the NC industry that they have
been assigned. They should consider what time period their industry took place in when
determining which sounds to use.
b) Students should decipher which sounds are appropriate for use in this project based on
their relevance and source. All sources should be audio.
c) Students should recognize the limitations of relying solely on sound. This recognition
should allow them to think deeply about the sounds they must use in order to capture
their idea.
5) Product
a) Students will work in groups of 4. Each group assigned one NC industry
(Agriculture/Farming, Textiles, Furniture Productions, Technology/Research). The 4
industries will be repeated in groups dependent on class size.
b) Students will chose a time period to study their industry in. (ex. Textile production in the
1970s would not be the same as textile production today).
c) Students will create a 1.5-3 minute soundscape using Audacity.
d) Each group will present to the class: a brief statement on their industry and time period,
followed by the presentation of their soundscape.