I read the Pew Internet and American Life project report again. The study was done in collaboration with the College Board’s National Commission on Writing.
What Are the Qualities of Good Writing? Ideas/Focus- Good writing begins with interesting ideas. Focus refers to how clearly the paper presents and maintains a main idea, theme, or unifying point. ...
Facts for Behaists
By Ibrahim George Kheiralla, 1901
"It was very difficult for us to believe the teachings we heard - i. e., that Abbas Effendi alone of the four Branches of Baha’u’llah) and h...
Where History Is Made
Stories are the world's memory banks. A good story tells you about the people, the time, the culture and its mores. It also entertains, informs, motivates or moves you. Even t...
When many people think about history, they think about dusty books and documents, archives and libraries, or remote castles and stately homes. In fact history is all around us, in our own families ...
What is Oral History?
Oral history has been described as "a picture of the past in people's own words". It is told by the people who are often overlooked in "official" documented history: those who...
Why oral history?
Oral history is a unique research tool, and archivists, historians, and other scholars have long debated its finer points. Oral history interviews are by nature wholly subjective ...
Sample Institutional Oral History Agreement UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
Oral History Interview Agreement No. _______________ This Interview Agreement is made and entered into this _______...
Planning an Oral History Project The considerable amount of time, energy and expense involved in collecting, processing, and preserving people's spoken memories means that careful planning is essen...
Oral History: A Guide for Conducting Naval Historical Interviews Prepared by Commander David F. Winkler, USNR NHC VTU 0615R Naval Historical Center Preface The purpose of this guide is to standardi...
ORAL HISTORY
PREWRITE Choose an issue The world is full of interesting people. Most people (especially those older than you) have incredible stories to tell. If your teacher hasn't already given yo...
"Life would never be the same again"
NANCY POTTER
Story by Breana Comiskey
A small, cheery woman with a reddish brown pageboy, Nancy Potter is an English teacher at the University of Rhode Island ...
Guidelines for Doing Oral History
"Simply put, oral history collects spoken memories and personal commentaries of historical significance through recorded interviews." Donald A. Ritchie, Doing Oral...
Basic Bibliography on How to Do Oral History
Working Definition of Oral History Memoirs Producing oral history documents is a systematic attempt to enlist significant people with first-hand knowled...
VFP Oral History Workshop A basic guide to the concepts, techniques and strategies of oral history research Parts I and II III. Technical Matters A. Documentation: Audio/Video Recording and Field N...