Tell a family story (oral-history beginnings)
Exercise
Difficulty 2
~3 min
hist.gK.f.cul.family_stories.tell.ex_01
Interview And Retell
Prompt
Re-tell the story your family member told you. Use the words 'My ___ said that ___.' Try to use at least two sentences.
M-K-F-CUL-EX-04
Manipulative
Physical / non-image
Take-home interview card with 3 prompts: 'When you were little, what did you...?' / 'Where did you live?' / 'What was your favorite ___?' — available in 8 home languages.
How it's presented
mode
oral retell with dictation option
Answer criteria
type
oral rubric
criteria
- names which family member told the story
- relays at least one specific detail
- uses past-tense correctly
Hints
- Start with WHO told you.
- Then tell ONE thing they said.
Misconceptions to watch
- Inventing details rather than re-telling
- Telling the story as if it happened to the child
Used in lessons