Violence Prevention

Have you ever seen a public service announcement while watching TV, or heard one on the radio? Public service announcements (or PSAs) are advertisements used by the government and nonprofit organizations to raise awareness of an issue, or encourage people to take action to make an improvement in their community. An effective PSA is one that appeals to a target audience, informs the listener, and provides a call to action.

For this assignment, you will create a PSA for teenagers that explains the importance of avoiding gang involvement. Your PSA should last one-to-two minutes, and should address the following:

• Why do people join gangs?
• What are the risks associated with gang involvement?
• What can you do to avoid gang involvement?
  

For this assignment, you should use audio recording software provided to you by your school or free audio recording software available online, such as Audacity. Before you begin, review the PSA Checklist so that you will understand how your assignment will be graded. You will need to use resources outside of this course to complete this assignment. Please submit a Work Cited document. If you need assistance, visit the Developmental Module for information on citing any resources you use.

 

Once you have completed your PSA, please submit your work to the dropbox.