Prepare your questions for your oral history project interview. Let’s brainstorm together. Post 1-3 questions here. Then see what your classmates have posted.
Prepare your questions for your oral history project interview. Let’s brainstorm together. Post 1-3 questions here. Then see what your classmates have posted.
11 thoughts on “Oral history questions & ideas”
When did you take an interest in literacy? How did that begin?
Did expectations of life improve as your literacy skills became more adequate?
Which English teacher was most impactful on your education and why?
What was your favorite book assigned to you in high school?
Did reading come easy to you in school? Did you ever feel that you fell behind compared to classmates?
Was reading ever a hobby for you, or did you only participate in it while learning?
Do you feel like literacy is essential for succeeding throughout all of life or only while in school?
how did literacy affect you both negatively and positively?
has learning literature ever been a struggle, if so what helped you overcome that?
Q1. Can you share some of your earliest memories related to reading and writing? What role did literacy play in your early life?
Q2. Were there any specific individuals, such as family members, teachers, or mentors, who had a significant influence on your literacy development? Can you tell me about their impact?
1. What would you do differently if you had the opportunity to go back to elementary school? Why?
2. Is there any teacher or person in specifically that you feel help you shape your literacy relationship or perhaps, did not?
3. How do you think your life would be different without literacy?
Would you classify yourself as literate, and by which definition of literacy?
What is the first thing you remember reading, and is it important to you?
Tell me about the last book or article you read. Why did you read it and if you had a do-over would you read it again?
what was your relationship with literacy in your youth vs now ?
How has the convenience of access to information via the internet and digital devices altered the act of reading and writing?
What materials did you have available to practice your literacy?
Tell me about the last book you read? Was it difficult or was it an easy read?
Have digital literacies helped you in any way?