2hrs

History of the United States

Spring2015 HIST 1301 Oral History Parts of the Oral History: Creation of your historical artifact: 1. Short Biography: Describe why you chose the individual and what expectations you have for the oral history. 2. List of Topics: Develop a list of topics that will allow you to ask questions during the interview process. The topics should relate to the life and experience of the person whom you will interview. 3. List of Sources: Research the topics as preparation for the interview and revise the topics list if necessary. Provide a list of topics in Chicago or MLA format 4. Conduct and record (either in audio or video) an interview that lasts at least 15 minutes. You do not need to provide a copy of the recording, but please keep it in case it is needed. 5. Transcript: Transcribe the interview in transcript form. The transcript should reflect an interview that lasted 15 minutes. Your oral history project is due at the beginning of class on Monday, April 27, 2015. Your oral history project is comprised of the five sections listed above. As written in the syllabus, you cannot submit your oral history after the due date, and the project must be typed (double spaced and in 12-point font) and must be uploaded into the respective assignment in Canvas. Projects submitted by email or as an attachment to a message or comment in Canvas will not be graded. Grading: Your grade will reflect your effort and the completeness of the sections of the oral history. Parts 1-3 are worth 20% of a total of 5 points, and part 5 is worth 80%. The project will not be graded if part five is not written in a dialog format. Please do your best, since this project will be a reflection on your oral history subject. **As noted in the syllabus, the oral history gives you the opportunity to apply your knowledge and skills on original historical inquiry. Please make sure that your project demonstrates the effort required of an assignment worth 10% of your course grade