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February 2009 Blog Posts (2)

"Day in the Life of a Hobo" Podcast Project

This interdisciplinary creative writing/historical simulation activity calls on students to research the plight of homeless teenagers during the Great Depression and then create their own fictionalized account of a day in the life of a Hobo. Students posted their story on their blog and read each other's work. Students commented by articulating what they liked about the story they read -- and what made it seem authentic. Students were then interviewed in character and recorded as part of a… Continue

Added by Thomas Daccord on February 18, 2009 at 1:09pm — No Comments

Recollections of World War II

Recollections of WWII is a directory of oral history collections and projects in the UK which contain recorded memories of individuals who lived through WWII. The collections include interviews with servicemen and women from many nations, evacuees and refugees, people who experienced the home front, and Holocaust survivors. The site is independent and non-profit and has been created to provide a resource for historians, students and… Continue

Added by Thomas Daccord on February 18, 2009 at 1:03pm — 2 Comments