Most people in Central Florida came from somewhere else. Students first analyze life histories from American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940 to learn oral history techniques. They then interview and photograph these "transplants" and collect their life stories. In the process, students strengthen their communication skills and learn of the diverse experiences of people who now call Central Florida home.

Concepts

migration, oral history

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Additional Tags

life histories, life stories, central florida, great depression, library of congress, general historic information about florida, voluntary/involuntary migration

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)