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Oral History: Park City Museum

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Bring U.S. history to your language arts class with this lesson. Middle schoolers complete an interview for an oral history project, and discuss the importance of oral histories - and how they embellish written accounts. They write questions, interview, and write a report analyzing their findings, connecting with the era of the person interviewed.

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oral history, world war ii

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depression era activity, generational studies, oral history, wwii, writing project, english language arts
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Grade
8th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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Duration
14 days
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