Teaching with Oral Histories of Artists: Curriculum and Resources - Curriculum and Oral Histories
by EMP Museum
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Description
To paraphrase Studs Terkel, one of America’s most famous oral historians, “Oral History is not just the song. It is the singing.” Terkel celebrated the art of oral history and in this curriculum guide we slightly alter that sentiment and explore the oral history of the arts – including music, visual arts, theater, dance, and literature. We are inspired by the oral histories that EMP has conducted for the last 13 years, accumulating over 400 interviews on popular music and science fiction. The lessons in this guide, designed for teaching middle and high school students, go beyond learning about the EMP oral histories to helping students learn oral history methods and give them a chance to reflect on the work of artists and the roles that they play in our culture.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Talk About the Passion (PDF): Curriculum | -- | 2/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Unit 1 - The Artists Speak: Analyzing their Oral Histories (PDF): Curriculum | -- | 2/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Unit 2 - Your Turn: Doing an Oral History of an Artist (PDF): Curriculum | -- | 2/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Unit 3 - Inspired by Artists: Using Oral History (PDF): Curriculum | -- | 2/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Unit 1 - Student Workbook (PDF): Curriculum | -- | 2/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Unit 2 - Student Workbook (PDF): Curriculum | -- | 2/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoAlan Menken: Oral Histories | -- | 2/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoIzzy Young: Oral Histories | -- | 2/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoKate Pierson: Oral Histories | -- | 2/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 9 Episodes |
