A. Assignment Overview
Total 80 Points
You’ll be graded on your ability to write a narrative that best captures the Oral History of your subject as well as the historical background that shaped your subject’s individual experience.
Download and view the class handout on the Oral History Project. The handout explains the five (5) stages of an Oral History Project. You will need to follow all five steps.
In addition, there are over 20 suggested questions in the handout.
*No external sources. Base your response on the author’s conversation in the assigned book and, as an add-on, you can tie in lectures, multimedia, and your own personal experiences, stories, and examples.
B. Essay Guidelines (80 Points)
THE BASICS (35 Points)
Organize material chronologically or topically. (10 points)
Write a narrative of the person interviewed. (10 points)Can be written in either first-person or third-person.
Must be 6 – 8 pages in length.
Written with academic proficiency. (15 points)Proper grammar and free of spelling errors.
Use of proper in-text citations.
Use of at least 2 course concepts.
Incorporate lecture(s) material or readings.
THE FORMAT (45 Points)
Introduction (One Paragraph) (5 points)
– Who is your subject? Why you chose him/her/they? Any key theme or themes?
Body of paper based on interview. (25 points)
– Narrative can be autobiographical or biographical.
Conclusion (About one page) (15 points)
– Place narrative in historical perspective.
– What does this story tell us about certain themes in marginalized communities in American History?
