Final+Project

=Final Project=

Through Their Eyes
StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit whose mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives. Since 2003, StoryCorps has collected and archived more than 30,000 interviews from more than 60,000 participants. Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to share, and is preserved at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. StoryCorps is one of the largest oral history projects of its kind, and millions listen to our weekly broadcasts on NPR’s // Morning Edition. ( //[])

//Directions:// For your final project you are going to create your own StoryCorp interview. You must choose someone that is from a generation older than you. It can be a close friend, family member, parent of a friend, veteran, current soldier, etc. You must first get their permission to be interviewed, to have the interview recorded and published online.

Select a person to interview and set up a time that is convenient for them to do the interview. Total interview must be at least 20-30 minutes long, so schedule an hour of time for set up and closing down.

Before your scheduled interview, listen to 5 stories from Story Corps, create a blog post using the following reflection questions as a guide.
 * How do these Story Corps clips fit in with some of our themes from our units (Using the past, through their eyes, conflict, movements, eras, coming to America or the American Dream)?
 * Which of the stories that you listened to was the most impressive or interesting to you and why?
 * What are some similarities or differences in the interviews you listened to?
 * Are there similar patterns?
 * What connection were you able to make the interviewer or interviewee?

Then, formulate a list of at least of potential questions. Share these with Carrie. REMEMBER: This is about stories, I want you to lead your interviewee to tell stories. Include questions from the themes of U.S. History you have used this quarter (Using the Past, Through Their Eyes, Conflict, Movement, Era’s, American Dream/Coming to America) and from the. This is a guide provided by the Story Corp organization to assist you in planning for your interview.

Finally, conduct your interview, be sure to get a digital recorder to record your interview and take a few pictures of your interviewee.

//Presentation// Bring the recorded interview and pictures back to school and create a presentation using the audio and pictures of the interviewee. You will need to use MovieMaker or PhotoStory 3 to complete your presentation. Share the completed presentation with me and we will upload it to youtube.

Final Blog Post
Create your final blog post using the following reflection questions as a guide and embed your youtube presentation.


 * 1) What was your purpose of your interview?
 * 2) What were the questions that led to the best parts of the interview?
 * 3) What does this project tell us about the job of an interviewer or historian?
 * 4) What did you gain for this experience?
 * 5) What was the best part of the interview in your eyes and why?
 * 6) If you were to tell your great-great-great grandkids one story, what would it be?
 * 7) What kind of legacy do you want to leave with your family?