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The branch of knowledge dealing with

past events;

a continuous, systematic narrative of

past events as relating to a particular

people, country, period, person, etc.,usually written as a chronological

account; acts, ideas, or events that will or can

shape the course of the future.


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"Those who don't know

history are destined torepeat it.

Edmund Burke


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If we dont take time to record some of

that history today, we may lose a

significant resource: community

members who lived through importantdevelopments in labor history.

But how?....


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Links the present to the past so that studentsbetter understand the cyclical nature ofhistory;

Allows students to experience history first-hand;

Expands our understanding of the effects ofevents;

Focuses upon ordinary people;

Promotes critical thinking about a historicalevent;

Pushes students to become active citizens;

Helps prepare young people for what theymay experience in the work world.


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Review oral histories ofthe Kent State shooting

to assess how point ofview impacts an

individuals experience.


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Auto-LiteStrike of 1934

Assembly line atWillys-Overland

Motors

ToledoScale

UnionMembership


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Listen to oral

histories at StoryCorps.

Trainstudents

to use avideo

camera.

Havestudents

practiceinterviewing

each other.


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Conduct the interview.Generateinterview

questions.

Edit and transcript the tape

into a polished video.


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Images in Time @ Toledo LucasCountry Public Library


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Language Arts Standards:Reading Applications:

Informational, Technicaland Persuasive Text

Writing ApplicationsResearch

Social Studies Standards:HistoryPeople in Societies

Citizenship Rights andResponsibilities

Social Studies Skills andMethods

Technology:Technology for Productivity

ApplicationsTechnology and

CommunicationApplications

Technology and InformationLiteracy

Library:Information

LiteracyTechnology Literacy

Media Literacy


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General Oral HistoryR

esources:Images in Time: a collection of historical photographs of Toledo and Northwest Ohio. Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Local History Department.1997. Electronic resource. 10March 2011.

Moyer, Judith. "Step-by-Step Guide to Oral History." DoHistory Home. Center for History andNew Media, 1999. Web. 12 Mar. 2011.

"Oral History as an Educational Methodology." OHP: Oral History Project. NaherIndustries,2011. Web. 12 Mar. 2011.

"Resources & Engagement." Southern Oral History Program - The University of North Carolina

at Chapel Hill. Center for the Study of the American South, 2011. Web. 12 Mar. 2011.

Oral History Curricula and/or Lesson Plans:Cassata, Susan, and Mary Reiman. "Our Changing Voices- Lesson Plans - For Teachers

(Library of Congress)." Library of Congress Home. 26 Sept. 2002. Web. 12 Mar. 2011.

Frenz, Marilyn, and Mel Sanchez. "Exploring Community Through Local History: Oral Stories,Landmarks and Traditions - Lesson Plans - For Teachers (Library of Congress)." Library ofCongress Home. 30 Aug. 2005. Web. 12 Mar. 2011.

"People's Century | Teacher's Guide | Exploring Points of View." PBS: Public Broadcasting

Service. WGBH Educational Foundation, 1998. Web. 12 Mar. 2011.Tell Me Your Stories: An Oral History Curriculum. 2002. Web. 12 Mar. 2011.

Selected Oral History Interviews:StoryCorps. Corporation for Public Broadcasting and National Public Radio, 2010. Web. 12

Mar. 2011.

Telling Their Stories: Oral History Archives Project. The Urban School of San Francisco. Web. 12Mar. 2011.

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