Oral History-Recording Primary Sources of Your Family History

In this 3-week course, students will learn to conduct an interview with a loved one in order to preserve a primary source for history.

Ms. Rebecca J

3 total reviews for this teacher

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45 minutes

per class

Once per week

over 3 weeks

15-18

year olds

6-10

learners per class

per learner - per class

How does a “Multi-Day” course work?

Meets multiple times at scheduled times

Live video chats, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher

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Class Experience

One of my favorite courses I took during college was a class where I learned about Oral Histories.  The cumulative project for this course was an interview with my grandfather and the audio tapes I recorded the interview on has become one of my most treasured possessions.   It's personal and a great honor for me to have had the opportunity to record parts of his life history.  Interviewing someone can be a difficult task especially when it comes to recording something so personal.  It...

Homework in this course will be just as important as class time.  Students will be expected to hold an interview with an interviewee outside of class time and will need to prepare for that interview outside of class time as well.

45 minutes per week in class, and no time outside of class.

Teacher

Ms. Rebecca J

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Lives in the United States

3 total reviews

11 completed classes

About Me

Hello and welcome to Outschool!   My name is Ms. Rebecca and I am so excited to be here!  
I love to share my passion for learning with students of all ages.  I will be teaching classes focused on reading, creative writing, history, social...