Document Type
Lesson Plan
Publication Date
2024
Abstract
In this multi-lesson segment, we developed an oral history project on intergenerational practices. We began the semester by framing writing as a conversation to emphasize the dialogical nature of all writing. To prepare students for the practice of deep listening, we discussed an excerpt from Danielle Ofri’s What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear, which highlights the role of the listener as co-creator of meaning. We also discussed the chapter “practice” from Alexis Pauline Gumbs’ Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals, Yiyun Li’s short personal essay “Orange Crush,” and Lily LaMotte and Ann Xu’s graphic novel Measuring Up to explore the significance of intergenerational practices. After discussing various practices, students collaboratively developed interview questions for an oral history interview. Each student interviewed one person. Students wrote a reflective essay on intergenerational practices integrating evidence from their interviews.
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