YOUR FAMILY AND HISTORY:

AN ESSAY Due May 16

PURPOSE: To see how your

family/neighbors and history go

together

Details• Interview family members –at

least one• Over 60 years old• Ask interview questions• 6-10 page interview essay• Put it into a story format

Essay mechanics• Typed• One inch margins all around• Font: Times New Roman• Font Size: 12• Double spaced

No Family to talk to?• Interview elderly

neighbor around your neighborhood

• Look up nearest home for the elderly and call about the project

• Have a list of questions for interview

• Too hard? Use tape recorder• You may provide copied pictures

as part of an appendix.• This worth 2-3 tests.• Mandatory: No do, No pass.

More Details

Sample Interview Questions

• Where and when were you born?• Where did you grow up?• What was your mother’s maiden

name?• Talk about your brothers and

sisters.

More Questions• How was your childhood?• What customs, traditions,

activities did you do that is not done now

• Did you serve in the military. Give details.

And More Questions• When did you immigrate to

the U.S. Why?• Tell the circumstance about

your marriage.• What jobs did you have?• Etc., etc., etc., etc., etc.

THE END