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Oral History Project Description
Oral History Project Description
Oral History Project Description
_______________________________________________________
Ms.
Fillingham
U.S.
History
This
will
be
a
project
that
will
be
due
during
the
third
quarter,
but
you
will
start
it
during
the
second
quarter.
For
this
project,
will
interview
a
man
or
woman
in
your
family*
about
any
of
the
following
topics
below.
Oral
Family
History
Project
Topics:
What
is
was
like
being
a
young
teenager
(about
your
age)
Friends
School
Hobbies/interests
Relations
with
parents
(i.e.
what
did
parents
worry
about
in
those
days?)
Relations
with
siblings
Clothes
Music/dance/popular
culture
*Requirements
for
your
interviewee:
Must
be
at
least
34
years
old
and
still
alive
Must
be
from
your
family
Doesnt
have
to
be
from
the
United
States
You
will
record
your
interview,
write
a
biography
of
the
person
you
interviewed,
and
upload
the
interview,
biography,
and
accompanying
materials
to
the
class
website
(http://oralfamilyhistory.weebly.com/).
Part
I:
Preparation
This
is
extremely
important.
If
you
are
poorly
prepared,
your
interview
will
probably
not
go
smoothly.
Your
interview
should
happen
in
person.
You
will
have
the
opportunity
to
interview
that
person
over
winter
break.
See
me
immediately
if
this
is
not
possible
to
interview
in
person.
a. Be
sure
to
arrange
for
a
quiet
place
and
an
interview
time
when
you
will
not
be
interrupted.
b. Make
every
effort
to
obtain
a
recorder
(from
your
phone
or
computer
if
you
can);
having
to
take
notes
will
interfere
significantly
with
the
flow
of
the
interview
and
may
cause
the
interviewee
to
make
her
answers
unnecessarily
brief.
If
you
must
depend
only
on
notes,
consider
breaking
the
interview
into
two
shorter
sessions.
c. Be
fully
familiar
with
the
questions
the
class
came
up
with,
and
mark
those
you
want
to
be
sure
to
ask.
We
will
be
doing
a
series
of
exercises
in
class
that
will
help
you
prepare
for
your
oral
history
interview.
You
must
turn
in
the
Interviewee
Info
Sheet
(see
at
the
end
of
this
packet)
by
Monday,
December
16.
You
must
turn
in
an
Interview
Questions
Sheet
by
Thursday,
December
19.
The
Interview
Itself
This
should
happen
sometime
after
Friday,
December
20,
after
I
have
approved
your
interview
questions.
You
should
complete
your
interview
by
Tuesday,
January
21,
2014,
where
you
will
turn
in
an
interview
completeness
form.
a. You
are
required
for
your
interviewee
to
fill
out
the
Interview
Consent
Form.
It
is
part
of
your
grade.
b. Think
of
yourself
as
a
reporter.
A
good
reporter
knows
that
being
interested
and
politely
persistent
usually
allows
you
to
get
the
most
information.
c. Begin
with
an
open-ended
question
one
that
cant
be
answered
with
a
yes,
no,
name,
or
date.
The
first
question
you
ask
will
set
the
tone
for
the
responses
you
get
throughout
the
entire
interview.
An
example
of
an
open-ended
question
is:
How
would
you
describe
the
city
or
town
where
you
lived
when
you
were
a
teenager?
d. Ask
only
one
question
at
a
time.
Wait
for
the
complete
answer.
If
there
is
a
pause,
dont
feel
obligated
to
fill
it
in
with
another
question.
This
allows
the
subject
to
fill
the
space
with
her
own
thoughts
and
feelings.
e. Use
words
like
Why,
How,
Describe,
Tell
me
about
when
you
ask
your
questions.
f. Dont
interrupt
a
good
story.
It
may
not
relate
to
what
you
asked,
but
let
it
run
its
course.
You
might
like
the
ending.
g. It
was
this
big,
and
I
ran
from
here
to
there,
mean
little
when
the
tape
is
played
back.
Add
verbal
descriptions
to
any
vague
gestures:
You
mean
about
as
big
as
a
box
of
Kleenex?
h. Do
not
antagonize
your
interviewee
by
pressing
him/her
too
hard
to
answer
a
question
he/she
has
indicated
she
does
not
wish
to
discuss.
If for some reason your interviewee wishes to remain anonymous, please speak to me as soon as
possible.
Why?
What
did
you
do
well
and
poorly?
What
questions
would
you
add
or
delete?
What
did
you
learn
about
this
persons
life
that
you
didnt
know?
What
did
you
learn
about
being
a
young
adult
back
then?
The
Appendix
portion,
along
with
the
final
draft
of
the
biography,
will
be
due
in
class
on
Tuesday,
February
11.
d. Accompanying
materials:
Bring
in
pictures
and/or
any
other
items
that
were
important
to
this
interviewees
life
as
a
young
adult
(note:
do
not
bring
anything
of
monetary
value
like
jewelry).
You
will
just
bring
this
in
ONLY
on
Museum
Day
and
Ms.
Fillingham
wont
be
collecting
this
(expect
to
bring
it
back
home
that
day),
but
it
will
be
displayed,
along
with
your
biography,
for
the
class
to
examine
and
look
at.
You
must
bring
in
accompanying
materials
for
Museum
Day
on
Monday,
February
17,
2014.
e. Museum
Day
Monday,
February
17,
2014
You
will
display
your
project
and
accompanying
materials
on
Monday,
February
17,
2014.
Well
have
food
and
youll
get
a
chance
to
read
and
look
at
your
peers
oral
history
projects.
f. Upload
oral
family
history
project
to
the
class
website
Monday,
February
17,
2014
You
will
upload
your
final
biographic
paper
and
pictures
of
accompanying
materials
(with
captions),
to
the
class
website
(http://oralfamilyhistory.weebly.com/).
Due Date
Points
Worth
5
points
20
points
5
points
5
points
15
points
40 points
10 points
100 points
Ms.
Fillingham
U.S.
History
Interviewee
Info
Sheet
Oral
Family
History
Project
Your
Name:
______________________________________________________
This
is
due
in
class
on
Monday,
December
16.
1. What
is
the
name
the
person
you
plan
to
interview?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. How
old
is
this
person?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. How
is
this
person
related
to
you?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. When
do
you
plan
to
interview
this
person,
and
where?
(date)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Why
do
you
want
to
interview
this
person?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ms.
Fillingham
U.S.
History
Interview
Questions
Sheet
Oral
Family
History
Project
Your
Name:
______________________________________________________
This
is
due
in
class
on
Thursday,
December
19,
2013.
You
should
have
at
least
12
questions.
Before
you
make
your
list
of
questions,
think
about
the
following:
a. Begin
with
an
open-ended
question
one
that
cant
be
answered
with
a
yes,
no,
name,
or
date.
The
first
question
you
ask
will
set
the
tone
for
the
responses
you
get
throughout
the
entire
interview.
An
example
of
an
open-ended
question
is:
How
would
you
describe
the
city
or
town
where
you
lived
when
you
were
a
teenager?
b. Use
words
like
Why,
How,
Describe,
Tell
me
about
when
you
ask
your
questions.
Post
Interview
Tasks
4. Thank
your
interviewee
profusely
for
the
time
and
effort
made.
Interview
Question
Examples:
1. What
was
your
life
like
when
you
were
in
middle
school?
2. How
would
you
describe
your
experience
in
school?
3. What
important
advice
do
you
remember
getting
as
a
young
man
or
woman?
4. What
was
your
most
memorable
moment
during
your
middle
school
years?
5. What
responsibilities
did
you
take
on
as
a
young
man
or
woman?
6. What
was
it
like
growing
up
as
a
young
man
or
woman?
Have
you
ever
had
to
juggle
work
and
family/personal
life?
If
so,
how?
7. Have
you
faced
any
other
issues
growing
up
as
a
young
man
or
woman?
List
of
interview
questions
you
plan
to
use:
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5. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
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6. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Ms.
Fillingham
U.S.
History
Interview
Completeness
Form
Oral
Family
History
Project
Your
Name:
______________________________________________________
This
is
due
in
class
on
Tuesday,
January
21,
2014.
I
interviewed
__________________________________________________________
on
(insert
interviewees
name)
_______________________________________________________________.
(insert
interview
date)
The
interview
was
(check
at
least
one
below):
__________
fun!
__________
interesting!
__________
cool!
__________
I
learned
a
lot
about
my
family
that
I
didnt
know
about
before!
I
certify
that
this
interview
did
occur
based
on
the
information
above.
X_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
(Student
Signature)
X_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
(Parent/Guardian
Signature)