1. Date Due: Friday 17 November (2017) Script to Dropbox
Industrial Accidents & Man-made Disasters Group Assignment: News Report
Date Due: Friday 17 November (2017) Script to Dropbox
G10 SOCIAL STUDIES
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2017

2. TASK SUMMARY: NEWS REPORT
Working in groups of 3 to 4, you are to devise a 5 minute news report, which cover a major industrial accident or man made disaster.
The industrial accident or man made disaster, must have the following characteristics:
The accident/disaster occurred because “profit” was more important than employee or customer safety And / OR
The accident/disaster occurred because safety procedure or practices were inadequate in the management culture of the company/organization And / OR
People or organizations ignored the long term environmental impact, and were only focused on short term financial objectives/survival.

3. CHARACTERS FOR THE NEWS REPORT
A journalist at the scene of the disaster & or news presenter in the studio.
An eyewitness that saw some part of the disaster/accident.
An industry expert, commenting on what may have caused the disaster
A victim or a relative of a victim that suffered as a consequence of the disaster/accident.
Other characters of your choice.
Note: One person can play more than 1 role. However, they will need to have a change of outfits/clothes/hat (etc) to signify a different role.

4. What disasters/ accidents can I select?
Every group must do a different disaster/accident.
Possible options includes:
Bhopal Toxic Gas Explosion: India (1984)
Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: former USSR (1986)
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 Crash: California USA (2000)
Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Explosion & Oil Spill: Gulf of Mexico (2010)
The Rana Plaza Clothing Factory Collapse: Bangladesh (2013)
The Aral Sea Environmental Disaster: Kazakhstan (1970-Today)
Tianjin Factory Explosion (2015)
Your own choice of topic?

5. Structure of News Report
Your new story should be structured into 2 reports about the same story:
Report 1: (3 minutes)
You are to assume that you are reporting the news “just as it happened (“breaking news”) or within 24 hours of the event
Not all information is known about the cause of the disaster.
You should include a regional/world map showing the location of the disaster and appropriate images/pictures/video footage from the scene.
Report 2 (2 minutes)
This report is about 6 to 12 months after the disaster/accident, when the real cause(s) have been identified.
The report should focus on the causes of the accident/disaster and how it could have been prevented.
You should also comment on the likelihood/probability of this disaster happening again.

6. A Script & MLA Bibliography Research Requirements
You must present a detailed script, which features in- text citation and MLA Bibliography.
You are expected to complete comprehensive research on your topic with 20+ resources (remember this is a group assignment!!)
You must show evidence that you actually used all these resources in your script.

7. Creating Backgrounds/Settings/Locations
Your news report should not just be interviews!.
Using big pictures/images in Sway or PPT you should try to imagine you are at the scene of the disaster. Eg: Reporters could talk about the ”heat & intensity” of the fire that can feel at the scene
A 30 second video extract (real footage) of the disaster/accident can be included in your presentation, but you must create the commentary for the scene. (Volume from the video should be set to zero) so we can hear your commentary.

8. Costumes/Props and & Resources
You must be addressed appropriately for your role (eg: news reporter/journalist: formal suit and tie)
You could also use music to assist in the creating of settings, locations, backdrops

9. Knowledge of Script
You are expected to have a very good knowledge of the script.
Palm Cards can be used, but will be limited to 1 to 2 only.
Reading from a sheet of paper or the computer is unacceptable.

10. Bhopal Toxic Gas Explosion 1984

11. Bhopal Toxic Gas Explosion 1984

12. Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster 1986

13. Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster 1984

14. Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster 1984
Source:

15. Alaska Airlines Plane Crash. 2000.
Airline accused of ”cutting corners” – inadequate maintenance procedures.
Reports by mechanics suggesting repairs were ignored by a management culture that put “financial objectives” ahead of safety.

16. Source: http://www. sfgate

17. The explosion of BP’s Deepwater Horizon Rig –
Oil Spill Disaster:
The explosion of BP’s Deepwater Horizon Rig –
April 20, 2010
Source:

18. THE RANA PLAZA CLOTHING FACTORY COLLASPE: BANGLADESH
Dhaka (Capital City)
24th APRIL 2013
Source;

19. https://www. slideshare

20. ARAL SEA ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER

22. TIANJIN FACTORY EXPLOSION 2015
173 Fatalities