Transcribing and Quoting Our Elder Interviews

Share one favorite answer with a partner (no recording shared - just child paraphrase).

• Affirm each interview
• Set respect norm

Today we transcribe ONE quote from our interviews. A quote uses the EXACT words of the elder. We put it in quotation marks and we attribute it - we say who said it and when. Cross-link to English G3 Fall: 'When asked about the school, Mrs. Garcia said, "The school used to be one room with a wood stove."' Notice the comma, the open quotation mark, the period inside the close quotation mark.

• Comma, quotation marks, attribution.

  model When asked about the river, my grandma said, "The river used to be cleaner."

  prompt Format this quote: My grandma said the river used to be cleaner.

• Where does the comma go?
• What is attribution?

M-3-F-HIS-09-B Chart

24x18 laminated chart showing 3 quote-format patterns: (1) 'When asked about X, [name] said, "Y."' (2) '[Name] told me, "Y," and explained Z.' (3) '"Y," said [name].' Each pattern has color-coded commas (green), quotation marks (blue), attribution (orange). Cross-links to English G3 Fall complex-sentence work.

• Listen back to your interview recording. Choose ONE quote.
• Transcribe and format on Quote Card.

M-3-F-HIS-09-A Illustration

5x7 heavy cream cardstock card. Header: 'A QUOTE FROM A LOCAL ELDER.' Center: 4-line quote space with quotation-mark prompts. Bottom: 'Said by ___ (name + relation). When asked about ___. On ___ (date). Recorded with permission.' Style: dignified, archive-worthy. Children fill by hand or adult scribes.

• Read your formatted quote aloud.

• Quote cards into portfolio
• Preview: tomorrow we meet plaques

• Read your quote to a family member. Ask: would you change anything?