Got Roots? Doing an Oral History Project

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Objective: Students will write what they think they would like to do as their final project and what equipment they will need.

Procedure:

Divide the students into groups
Discuss in groups
     • the topic of their oral history project
     • who they will interview
     • what the final format will be
     • what equipment they will need
Each group will fill out the student handout. (Click here to get student handout.)
Report back to the large group and develop a plan of how to proceed. (using student input to direct the plan)

Material: Student handouts

Assessment: This is a planning activity. The only assessment will be completion of the student handout.