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Project: Kids of the Pike (Oral History Component)

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Notes: Immersion Phase in Patrick Henry and the Columbia Pike community history in order to stimulate and bolster background knowledge as well as
introduce different types of sources
Students watch an
oral history of a
senior member of
the Columbia Pike
community.
What did you learn
about this person?
What did you learn
about the
community?

Newspaper
investigation read
different articles in
historical
newspapers about
Patrick Henry
What did you
learn? How was it
the same or
different from the
oral history?

Photo exploration
and introduction to
the Center for Local
History site. Use the
website to find
photographs related
to Patrick Henry and
the Columbia Pike
community.
How did you feel
using the site?

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Archival records
Use the Center for
Local History site to
pull up school and
school board
document about
Patrick Henry and
the Columbia Pike
community.
How do the different
types of sources
give you different

Independent
Exploration and
Journaling
Students can choose
the sources / lines of
inquiry they want.
Students present
their process and
new learning in
small groups.

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Notes: Immersion Phase of Oral History in order to focus on the components and characteristics of oral histories.
All week, students will watch, listen to or read oral histories in order to be marinated in this new approach.
Watch clip from an oral history together and discuss.
Watch snippets of different oral histories in stations.

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Notes: Close Study of Oral Histories.

In partners, watch
oral histories.
Class discussion:
What can oral
histories tell us about
our community?
What can they do
differently from other
sources?

In partners, watch
oral histories.
Class discussion:
What can oral
histories tell us about
our community?
What can they do
differently from other
sources?

Draft memo about

what you are noticing
about oral histories.
What do they have in
common? How are
they different? What
do you want to think
about as you
interview someone?

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Continue drafting
memo
Use the Center for
Local History
website to access
interesting sources

What types of work

do oral historians do
before an interview?
Begin making a
project plan with
topics you want to
discuss.

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Notes: Preparing for our interviews. This week will focus on research, understanding how to conduct oral histories and practice.
Meet our participants:
Students will learn a
little about their
interviewees.
What kinds of research
do you need to do
BEFORE the
interview?
How does this affect
your project plan?

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Continue using
different sources to
conduct research on
time period, local /
national events, school
policies, neighborhood
changes and personal
histories.
Revise your project
plan.

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Preparing for research:

ourselves
Watch several oral
histories without sound
to examine body
language.
How do we need to sit,
talk and look at people
during oral histories?

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Preparing for research:

equipment
Practice conducting
interviews with
classmates.
Watch yourself on
videotape. What
observations can you
make? What would
you like to work on?

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Based on homework of
interviewing a grownup in our lives about
their experience in third
grade: What have you
learned about yourself
as an interviewer?
How will this help you
conduct your oral
history?

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Notes: Conduct Interviews

Watch teacher conduct

another interview and
participate
appropriately.

Conduct interviews in

Analyze analyze video Conduct interviews in

together and practice
partners, groups or
partners, groups or
transcribing 1-2
individually with teacher
individually with teacher
minutes of video.
support.
support.
Practice stopping the
video to take notes,
transcribe and note
clips that might be
interesting.
Which sections gave
you a lot of
information?
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Conduct interviews in
partners, groups or
individually with teacher
support.

Notes: Analysis and Reflection

Watch your video with
your group.
What have you learned
about your person?
What have you learned
about the community?
What have you learned
about yourself?

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Practice transcribing 12 minutes of video.

How did you feel about
this? What did it help
you learn?

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Watch your video

again.
Do you want to do any
follow-up interviews or
emails?

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Memo: Start writing

your memo about what
this story tells us about
the story of Patrick
Henry.
Can you connect your
interview to other
sources you have
noticed?

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Continue memo.

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Notes: Project and presentation

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