Who+Said+That?-+Podcast+Project

TASK: You are going to briefly investigate the origin of a common expression we use today (i.e., find out where it comes from) and explain how it is used in everyday English.
 * WHAT DID YOU SAY?

PRODUCT: You are going to write a brief report (approximately half to one page, typed), then record yourself reading your script in an audio file (known as a podcast) that will be posted on the Internet for the world to hear.

STEPS: 1. Choose one of the following "sayings" or "expressions" for your project:

Then, find your saying/expression in one of these websites and research what it means and how it got started:
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2. Write a short report (1 or 2 paragraphs) with the following information:
 * SAYING (what is the common expression you have chosen)
 * MEANING (what does the it mean in everyday language)
 * CONTEXTUAL USE (write a brief story or scenario to show how this expression might be used)
 * COUNTRY OF ORIGIN (you may need to do a quick Google Search)
 * ORIGIN OF THE SAYING (explain how the phrase came to be)
 * START OF SCRIPT: “Have you ever heard someone say, “xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx”? OR “The other day, my __said to me, “USE PHRASE HERE”. I wondered what THAT could mean.__

3. Record your script as a podcast using Audacity and save it as an MP3 (see the @Resources page with directions & tips for using the Audacity podcasting tool).

**EXAMPLE PROJECT** **SAYING:** //**" ﻿ Saved by the bell!" **// ** ACTUAL MEANING **: ** Any situation where at the last minute something happens to save the day ** __**Explanation (copied) from the website (source material):**__ Origination: Contrary to popular belief this is not a reference to boxing. This saying is linked to a few others that will follow. This goes back in time to the 1600's when England was being devastated by the Plague. The cemeteries were full and overflowing. The medical and political authorities were at wit's end as to what to do about not having enough space to bury the dead. So they started to dig up the older coffins to make more room. They would take out the skeletons and put them into the bone house, thus leaving room for new corpses in the grave site. What they found out was something very disturbing. Upon opening the coffins, they found claw marks on the lids and sides of the coffins where the persons having been buried alive had tried to claw their way out. Modern medicine being what it was would often decide that one was dead when in fact the body was only in a coma or a coma like state.  So, a new technology was instituted to save those who might be buried alive in the future, a way out. After all, modern medicine at the time was severely lacking in diagnostic tools and prognosis. Each person who was considered a corpse and buried, had a string attached to their wrist which was then strung up through the coffin and up out of the grave and attached to a bell that was sitting on top of their grave. In the event that one woke up in their coffin, the panic attack would undoubtedly cause them to move their wrists enough to ring the bell and thus be saved from a horrible death, which brings us to the next phrase. __**SAMPLE SCRIPT**__ What does the expression, “saved by the bell” really mean? Most people use this expression when they are in a difficult situation and something unexpected happens to save them or make the situation better at the last minute. Here’s an example of how this expression might be used: Yesterday, my math teacher said we were going to have a quiz during class today. I meant to study last night, but my favorite show was on TV and I was too tired to study after it finished. I decided I would just get up early this morning to study, but that didn’t work out either. So, when I went to math today, I felt really nervous and unprepared for the quiz. As I sat in class waiting for the teacher to pass out the quiz, a strange thing happened. The teacher got a phone call and told us she needed to leave early that day, so another teacher was going to stay with our class instead. We were told we could have time to study for our quiz, which would now be given the next day. “Wow!” I thought to myself, “I was really ‘saved by the bell.’”So, where does this expression come from? You might be surprised to learn that it all started with people being buried alive! __**SOUND EFFECTS WEBSITES:**__ --[]

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