Oral history paper

4-5 pages long. MLA style citations.

Oral History Assignment

Worth 10% of your final grade

Due Date: October 31, 2013

This paper requires students to do an oral history interview with one person and write a 4-5 page paper on the historical events they describe. The student may choose any person they like to perform the interview on (so long as they are over the age of 18 and understand they are being interviewed for a class assignment). The person whom the student choses to interview will be asked a minimum of 12 questions having to do with a particular historical event that they lived through. Examples include, cultural shifts and changes experienced by the interviewee (segregation in the South, transnational relocation, ex-patriot or new citizenship etc), war experiences (including World War II, Korean war, Cold war, Vietnam war, Desert Storm, Iraq war, or Afghanistan war), social movements (including the civil rights movement, gay rights movement, Chicano rights movement, unionized labor movements, women’s right movement etc.), or significant era’s within American history (40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s, technology boom or dot.com era etc.). The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize students with one way we study history, build research skills, as well as improve critical thinking and writing skills. You MUST provide at least 2- 3 additional sources for this paper (either primary or secondary) to demonstrate your knowledge of the historical event you researched as well as your analytical research skills. Students are encouraged to meet with the professor after they have conducted their interview to further develop their papers. The Due date for this paper is October 31, 2013.

Please Note: All papers are must be typed. Students should use 12 point font and Times New Roman. The paper should be double spaced and have 1 inch margins. You must cite any references you make within your paper and provide a work cited page. Students are required to put their first and last name as well as their class time in the top right hand corner of the paper. Any deviation from these instructions will result in a loss of points on their paper grade.