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Oral History Project

Oral History Project. Student Guide to Success. Tasks. Create an oral history project Interview a person who participated or witnessed an event or era in American history Create and use a list of interview questions

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Oral History Project

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  1. Oral History Project Student Guide to Success

  2. Tasks • Create an oral history project • Interview a person who participated or witnessed an event or era in American history • Create and use a list of interview questions • Have a partner help you to create and edit the questions (required as part of your grade) • Use the information to create a product to demonstrate your understanding of that person’s experience

  3. Step 1: Pick an event or era from before 2000 (possible overall topics) • 1940’s (and associated events) • 1950’s (and associated events) • 1960’s (and associated events) • 1970’s (and associated events) • 1980’s (and associated events) • 1990’s (and associated events) • FDR’s presidency (and associated events) • Truman’s presidency (and associated events) • Eisenhower’s presidency (& associated events) • JFK’s presidency (& associated events) • LBJ’s presidency (& associated events) • Nixon’s Presidency (and associated events) • Ford’s presidency (and associated events) • Carter’s presidency (and associated events) • Reagan’s presidency (and associated events) • George H.W. Bush’s presidency (and associated events) • Clinton’s presidency (and associated events) • Great Depression • World War II • Early Cold War (other than Vietnam War) • Conformity & Non-conformity (50’s & 60’s) • Korean War • Civil Rights Movement • Vietnam War • End of the Cold War (& associated events) • Economic Crises of 1970’s • Women’s Liberation Movement • Rise of Conservatism • U.S. military actions sinceVietnam

  4. Step 2: Pick a person to interview • Make sure • It is someone you know. • Relative • Family friend • Neighbor • The person is over 18. • They have participated in or witnessed an event or era that you want to research. • You complete the parental permission form

  5. Step 4: Develop 15 questions for your interview. • Your questions should • Demonstrate a clear understanding of the time period. • Show evidence that you researched the time period • Probe the interviewee to give responses that require elaboration • Stay away from questions that result in “yes” or “no” responses.

  6. Design questions around some of these categories • Entertainment/Media • Employment/Occupations • Community Life • Family Life • Accomplishments • Event/era’s impact on community • Event/era’s impact on the interviewee’s life • Event/era’s impact on the nation

  7. Step 5: The interview • Listen to the person’s responses. • Ask appropriate follow-up questions. • Keep a record of your person’s responses. • Detailed notes or • A sound recording

  8. Step 6: Create a final product • Shows understanding of the interviewee’s experience in historical context • (In other words, use your interviewee’s story to show me your knowledge) • Options for your final product • A PowerPoint presentation • A narrative of the person’s life

  9. Products should: • Demonstrate an understanding of the historical event or era • Incorporate specific information from the interview • Place the interviewee’s experiences in historical context • Be interesting and engaging to the audience • Demonstrate effort and quality work

  10. Powerpoint template suggestions (Slide 1 of 4) A historical subtopic from class Compare to your own knowledge of the subject in as much detail as possible (similar to or different than?) Your interviewee’s experiene(s) with that topic. (from interview, in as much detail as possible) A picture related to that topic

  11. Possible Biography Outline • I. Introduction (give background info of the time period: Cold War, WWII, 1950’s culture, Vietnam, etc.) • Body: Explain that person’s experiences related to your time period in detail (include at least 4 points that relate to this course) • Comparison Section; Compare this information to your own knowledge of the time period, including as much historical detail as possible. • Conclusion: Summarize the effect that the time period/era had on your interviewee’s life.

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