Oral History Project: Holocaust Survivors Directions: There are two parts to this Oral history project. Here is how the points are awarded: *Note: Please look at Due Date Calendar for deadlines and No...

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Oral History Project: Holocaust Survivors Directions: There are two parts to this Oral history project. Here is how the points are awarded: *Note: Please look at Due Date Calendar for deadlines and No Late Work will be accepted! Step 01: Overview of the Shoah Foundation https://sfi.usc.edu/ Click on link below to watch this short video that will give you an overview of the Shoah Foundation Project (approx. 11minutes): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIHGD_LvMUY Step 02: Select an Interview to Watch. Imagine you are a historian asked to interview Jewish survivors about their experiences of the Holocaust. Try to imagine you are an oral historian interviewing these individuals about their memories of surviving the concentration camps during World War II. Consider what kind of questions might have been asked, in order to get them to share their stories. Since there are thousands of Holocaust interviews in the Shoah Foundation archive, I have narrowed this down to four pre-selected interviews for you to choose from. Please select ONE interview out of the pre-selected interviews to watch. (Approx. 1 hr ) You will use this video to complete the Post-Interview Essay in Step 03. Interview #01: Survivor: Paula Biren Baluty >Click here to access link: https://dcccd.kanopy.com/video/shoah-four-sisters-1 Interview #02: Survivor: Ada Lichtman >Click here to access link: https://dcccd.kanopy.com/video/shoah-four-sisters-2 Interview #03: Survivor: Hanna Marton >Click here to access link: https://dcccd.kanopy.com/video/shoah-four-sisters-3 Interview #04: Survivor: Ruth Elias >Click here to access link https://dcccd.kanopy.com/video/shoah-four-sisters-4 *Note: Imagine you are the person interviewing these subjects. Take notes on what stories or interesting details they share in their interview. What are you reacting to? Step 03: Post-Interview Reflection Essay Directions: After you have listened to the interview you selected, please complete the POSTINTERVIEW REFLECTION ESSAY. *Note: Please answer the questions in essay format. Format: Please type and double-space your report, using 12-point New York Times or Arial font only. Please carefully proofread your work and write in good, clear prose, using a more FORMAL register (scholarly) tone in your writing. History 1302 Navarro Rev 04.20 There is no maximum page limit on this, but you should have more than 1 page of writing after answering all questions. Also, please put all your work on ONE document. It will make it easier to submit. POST-INTERVIEW REFLECTION ESSAY QUESTIONS: After conducting the interview, students will compose and submit a Reflection Paper that addresses the following: 1) Discuss the impact, change or effect that the interview had on your knowledge or understanding of the historical period experienced by the interviewee. Give specific examples. 2) Prior to the interview being conducted, what was your understanding of how scholars create historical narratives? Explain how your experience of watching the interview altered or influenced that understanding. 3) Describe what you have learned from the interview about how the contributions of one individual can impact the well-being of various communities such as a neighborhood, school, church, town/city, state, and/or nation. Explain how this project has impacted your understanding of the importance of becoming involved in order to make life better for you and those around you. 4) Identify examples from the interviewee’s experiences that illustrate challenging ethical decisions they faced and their efforts to find a solution. Discuss how you might deal with a similar situation and what impact you think this might have on the fundamental principles that guide you in life. Your analysis should follow MLA guidelines and meet the standards of a college-level writing assignment: Academic prose, correct spelling, and proper punctuation. Step 04: Submit your Reflection Essay on eCampus. Submit your work under eCampus link. The link provided in eCampus under the Oral History Link. Please only use .docx, .doc, or .pdf format. Ø You will see a yellow ! in the gradebook which means the assignment was successfully submitted. You have now completed the Oral History Project! I want the assignment on Interview #02: Survivor: Ada Lichtman