Week Two:
In what ways can oral history projects benefit students?
Students will be able to learn history from the perspective of an individual, a "slice of life" approach.
How can they bring students to an understanding of the past?
Very often, the recollection of an individual is much more interesting than accounts found in a text. The added interest that comes about form interviewing someone who can say "I was there" may very likely spark a student's interest and encourage the student to do further research, having found through personal interviews that the subject is indeed interesting to them.
**Develop 5 questions to start an oral history project with someone outside of the school setting.
1. Can you tell me some of the events in your life that led to the event we are discussing?
2. What were some of your thoughts as you lived through this experience?
3. Can you remember other people around you that were in this experience and how did it effect them?
4. Were you aware of the "big picture" at the time or were your energies involved in the smaller, personal event that were a part of - can you describe the differences now, looking back at your experience?
5. Would you describe how this event has changed your life?
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