Conduct a 4-question oral-history interview with a family or community elder
Exercise
Difficulty 3
~4 min
hist.g1.f.his.oral_history_interview.ex_03
Thank You To Interviewee
Prompt
Write or dictate a thank-you note to your interviewee. Mention one specific thing they told you.
How it's presented
mode
thank you card
Answer criteria
type
observational rubric
criteria
addresses intervieweespecific thank-you reasonsigns name
Hints
- Use 'Dear ___, Thank you for telling me about ___'.
- Specific is better than generic.
Misconceptions to watch
- Generic 'thanks'
- Not addressing the interviewee