Activity
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian: Folklife and Oral History Interviewing Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The Smithsonian Folklife and Oral History Interviewing Guide by by Marjorie Hunt is an excellent resource for collecting family and community cultural information. It provides step-by-step information on how to plan and conduct...
Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Guidelines for Oral History Interviews

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Speaking to people with firsthand knowledge of an event is an important way to gather information. Use these guidelines to help prepare for an oral history interview.
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Other

Interview With Children's and Ya Author Diane Gonzales Bertrand

For Students 9th - 10th
The transcript of an interview with Texas poet and children's author Diane Gonzales Bertrand. (Date of Interview: March 2002)
Lesson Plan
Climate Literacy

Clean: Person on the Street (Pos) Interview About Climate Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A media project where students create a video that documents unrehearsed interviews with "people on the street" about a specific question or issue in climate science.
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BBC

Bbc Audio Interviews: Desmond Tutu

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC provides audio clips from a 1986 interview with South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Additional content includes a brief biography, a list of key works, and links to further material on the BBC network.
Website
South Carolina Educational Television

Kids Work! Real People: Physical Therapist

For Students 3rd - 8th
Interview [1:15] with a physical therapist in which she answers questions about her work, qualifications, and other career-related issues.
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PBS

Pbs: Literature & Life: Voices of the People

For Students 9th - 10th
Actor and singer Paul Robeson and playwright August Wilson are two African Americans featured in this discussion. Throughout their careers, they fought for justice for African Americans. This page has readings of their works and expert...
Primary
PBS

Pbs: People Power

For Students 9th - 10th
A personal interview from someone who was actually there at the historic event can tell so much more than a history book. Read an interview with a citizen of East Germany at the time of the destruction of the Berlin Wall.
Activity
University of Texas at Austin

Francais Interactif Descriptions of People

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive videos make use of extensive vocabulary in context to illustrate physical and character descriptions of people. Has audio and video clips as well as interviews - great listening comprehension.
Article
Other

Interview With Diane Gonzales Bertrand

For Students 9th - 10th
The transcript of an interview with Texas poet and children's author Diane Gonzales Bertrand. (Published July 30, 2012)
Article
Amby Duncan-Carr

Amby: Reasons People Don't Get Hired

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you wondered why some people get hired and some do not? Explore some of the reasons behind why people do not get hired.
Primary
University of Virginia

Explorations in Black Leadership: Amiri Baraka

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography of African American writer Amiri Baraka and an interview with him conducted by Julian Bond available in video download or script format. With insight into influential people in his life, career development, influence of...
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South Carolina Educational Television

Kids Work! Real People: Radiologic Technologist

For Students 3rd - 8th
Interview [0:48] with a radiologic technologist in which she answers questions about her work, qualifications, and other career-related issues.
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PBS

People's Century: On the Line

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the assembly line and labor before World War II. Read two personal interviews from men who worked for Ford during this era. Includes teaching guide and links to additional resources.
Primary
PBS

Pbs: Half the People

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the continuation of the women's movement - the spread of the ideas to mainstream America. Women were beginning to feel the freedom of equality. Read two interviews from women who rode the wave of change.
Activity
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Yellow Jackie: Outbreak

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Interactive mystery about a disease outbreak. Students investigate an outbreak of a disease on board a ship by interviewing people, consulting medical reference, and observer other clues to determining what disease is causing the outbreak.
Interactive
PBS

Nova: Disease Detective

For Students 9th - 10th
How would you do as an epidmeiologist? Find out in this interactive simulation. Your mission will be to interview people and trace the transmission of a mysterious disease.
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Terres en Vues (Land InSights)

Land in Sights: Six Filmmakers: Jobie Weetaluktuk

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to an interview with Jobie Weetaluktuk and watch an excerpt from his film "Umiaq Skin Boat". Elements of his biography are also available.
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Rice University

James A. Baker Iii Institute for Public Policy:honorary Chair James A. Baker Iii

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of James A. Baker, III, with links to speeches and interviews, and to think tank reports on political and world issues.
Website
American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Louis Ignarro, ph.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Louis Ignarro, famous for his groundbreaking work in treating cardiovascular disease and winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Medicine. Includes a profile, interview and photo gallery.
Activity
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Arthur: Around the Block Activities

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explore how people are alike and different in these ARTHUR activities. From interviewing classmates to establishing local pen pals to creating neighborhood maps, the activities will help children understand and appreciate what we share...
Primary
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Interview Un Secretary General Kofi Annan

For Students 9th - 10th
National Public Radio talks with Kofi Annan about his work and his expectations for a resolution to the U.N./Iraq weapons inspections issue. 11/2/02
Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Writing Workshop: Oral History

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Great online lesson that takes students through the entire writing process- from prompt to publishing. Online or printable versions of each step are available. The prompt asks students to interview people and write about their oral...
Primary
PBS

Pbs: Total War

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent site from PBS explores on a personal level what the concept of Total War means. Read and listen to interviews from people who lived through WWII.