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''• Ask the class to respond to the question “What keeps me from interviewing my family members?” Make a list of the responses, and then as a class discuss ways to overcome the identified obstacles.'' | ''• Ask the class to respond to the question “What keeps me from interviewing my family members?” Make a list of the responses, and then as a class discuss ways to overcome the identified obstacles.'' | ||
== Appendix == | == Appendix == | ||
'''Appendix A'''<br>'''Advantages and Disadvantages of Various Recording Equipment''' | '''Appendix A'''<br>'''Advantages and Disadvantages of Various Recording Equipment''' | ||
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| '''Equipment''' | | '''Equipment''' | ||
| '''Advantages''' | | '''Advantages''' | ||
| '''Disadvantages''' | | '''Disadvantages''' | ||
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| Paper and Pencil | | Paper and Pencil | ||
| ''• Inexpensive.<br>• Less threatening to people who are nervous about being recorded.'' | | ''• Inexpensive.<br>• Less threatening to people who are nervous about being recorded.'' | ||
| ''• Impossible to record the interview wordfor–<br>word.<br>• Greater possibility of errors.<br>• Does not create an audio copy of the interviewee’s voice.<br>• Does not create a photo of the interviewee.'' | | ''• Impossible to record the interview wordfor–<br>word.<br>• Greater possibility of errors.<br>• Does not create an audio copy of the interviewee’s voice.<br>• Does not create a photo of the interviewee.'' | ||
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| Audio Recorder | | Audio Recorder | ||
| ''• Relatively inexpensive.''<br>''• Can record the interview accurately.<br>• Enables immediate playback.'' | | ''• Relatively inexpensive.''<br>''• Can record the interview accurately.<br>• Enables immediate playback.'' | ||
| ''• Does not create a photo of the interviewee.<br>• Can make it difficult to determine who is<br>talking during group interviews.<br>• Recording equipment can be intimidating<br>to some people.<br>• Recording equipment can malfunction.'' | | ''• Does not create a photo of the interviewee.<br>• Can make it difficult to determine who is<br>talking during group interviews.<br>• Recording equipment can be intimidating<br>to some people.<br>• Recording equipment can malfunction.'' | ||
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| Telephone Recorder | | Telephone Recorder | ||
| ''• Relatively inexpensive.<br>• Can record the interview accurately.<br>• Works well for elderly people who live<br>far away and who do not have the<br>energy to talk very long.'' | | ''• Relatively inexpensive.<br>• Can record the interview accurately.<br>• Works well for elderly people who live<br>far away and who do not have the<br>energy to talk very long.'' | ||
| ''• Does not create a photo of the interviewee.<br>• Difficult to create the same rapport as faceto-<br>face interviews.<br>• Recording equipment can malfunction.<br>• Can be illegal if one of the persons being<br>recorded does not know that a recording is<br>being made.'' | | ''• Does not create a photo of the interviewee.<br>• Difficult to create the same rapport as faceto-<br>face interviews.<br>• Recording equipment can malfunction.<br>• Can be illegal if one of the persons being<br>recorded does not know that a recording is<br>being made.'' | ||
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| Camera | | Camera | ||
| ''• Can create visual images of interviewee''<br>''as well as heirlooms.'' | | ''• Can create visual images of interviewee''<br>''as well as heirlooms.'' | ||
| ''• Does not create an audio copy of the<br>interviewee’s voice.<br>• Requires additional equipment to<br>accurately record interview.'' | | ''• Does not create an audio copy of the<br>interviewee’s voice.<br>• Requires additional equipment to<br>accurately record interview.'' | ||
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| Video Recorder | | Video Recorder | ||
| ''• Can record the interview accurately.<br>• Can create visual images of interviewee<br>as well as heirlooms.<br>• Enables immediate playback.'' | | ''• Can record the interview accurately.<br>• Can create visual images of interviewee<br>as well as heirlooms.<br>• Enables immediate playback.'' | ||
| ''• Expensive.<br>• Can be intimidating to the interviewee.<br>• More difficult to transcribe.<br>• Recording equipment can malfunction.'' | | ''• Expensive.<br>• Can be intimidating to the interviewee.<br>• More difficult to transcribe.<br>• Recording equipment can malfunction.'' | ||
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| Digital Audio or Video Recorder | | Digital Audio or Video Recorder | ||
| ''• Records in digital format, which is<br>directly transferable to computer.<br>• Enables immediate playback.<br>• Can be easily edited electronically.<br>• More easily transcribed, since audio<br>and video tracks can be separated.'' | | ''• Records in digital format, which is<br>directly transferable to computer.<br>• Enables immediate playback.<br>• Can be easily edited electronically.<br>• More easily transcribed, since audio<br>and video tracks can be separated.'' | ||
| ''• More expensive.<br>• Can be intimidating to interviewee.<br>• Recording equipment can malfunction.'' | | ''• More expensive.<br>• Can be intimidating to interviewee.<br>• Recording equipment can malfunction.'' | ||
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'''Appendix B''' | |||
'''Open-Ended Questions''' | |||
This is only a preliminary list of questions you can ask in an interview. The kinds of questions will vary depending on your circumstances and the person you interview. Modify the questions or add to them according to your needs. | |||
• What is your earliest memory? <br> | |||
• What were some of your family’s traditions?<br> | |||
• What was the happiest day of your life?<br> | |||
• Tell a story your mother or father told you when you were young. | |||
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• What places have you visited?<br> | |||
• What family heirlooms do you have? | |||
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• What childhood games did you play? | |||
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• Tell about a childhood hiding place.<br> | |||
• What were Sundays like when you were growing up? | |||
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• Describe your feelings or testimony of Jesus Christ. How did you gain that knowledge? | |||
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• What prayers have you had answered?<br> | |||
• Describe the most serious illness or accident that you have had.<br> | |||
• Do you remember any of your grandparents? Any great-grandparents? What were their names? What were they like? | |||
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• What were your siblings like?<br> | |||
• What trips or vacations do you remember? | |||
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• What special events took place in your neighborhood while you were growing up? | |||
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• What was your hometown like?<br> | |||
• What were politics like there?<br> | |||
• How many people were in your family? Describe each family member.<br> | |||
• What kinds of household chores did you do as a child? Which did you enjoy? Not enjoy? | |||
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• What aunts, uncles, or cousins do you remember? What were they like? | |||
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• Tell about family traditions for holidays and birthdays.<br> | |||
• Did you belong to any clubs or social groups? What were they like? | |||
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• What were your favorite childhood activities?<br> | |||
• Did you serve in the military? If so, where and when? What was it like?<br> | |||
• What special school memories do you have? Who were your favorite teachers? | |||
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• What challenges did you face as a child?<br> | |||
• What challenges have you faced as an adult? | |||
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• How did you first meet your spouse?<br> | |||
• How did your father spend his time?<br> | |||
• How did your mother spend her time? <br> | |||
• Tell about ancestors you know about—names and dates and any stories about them. | |||
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• What are the names of your children? What are their birth dates, where were they born, and what were the circumstances of their births, and their lives? | |||
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• Tell about some of the most notable people in your hometown. | |||
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• Tell about some of your neighbors as a child, as a youth, and as an adult. | |||
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• What changes have you seen in your lifetime in technology, society, politics, and so on? | |||
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• Tell about the house in which you live. Where else have you lived?<br> | |||
• Tell about the house you lived in during your childhood. Do you remember addresses or phone numbers? | |||