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Digital Stories of Our Heroes Connecting students in grades 4-12 with local heroes Overview | Teacher Project Pack | Project Participation Form | Teacher Materials | Student Materials | Student Project Gallery Overview    [+/-] show/hide project goals Students are often more engaged in learning that engages them in real-world activities. This project* allows students to learn and use interview and digital presentation skills to discover, elicit, and relate the stories of local veterans and others who have contributed significantly to the American memory. Teacher Project Pack Contains project overview, goals, objectives, guidelines, and directions for project implementation as well as numerous extension activities with associated rubrics. It also lists the Illinois State Learning Standards fulfilled through project implementation. View/Print Teacher Project Pack (.pdf, to view or print you will need the free Adobe® Reader® software) top of page Project Participation Form Let our legislators know how important it is to provide funding for educational projects. Teacher Materials Interview Lesson Capturing an Oral History Taping Tips Oral History Links World War II Links World War II/Japanese American Internment Resource Guide Studs Terkel Archives LOC Interview Guidelines LOC Veterans History Project Stories Sample Interview Questions Sample Interview Letter Student Project Samples top of page Student Materials Peer Assessment Form Tips for a Successful Interview Veteran Background Information Form Student Project Gallery See samples of student work. top of page * This project was created in collaboration with American Memory Initiative Teacher Scholars Alice Troyer of Seth Paine Elementary School, Kate Kelly and Mary Marks of Hough Street School, Erin Drankwalter Wyatt of Palombi Middle School, Barbara E. Brown of Stanton School, Gary Anderson of Fremont Middle School, Sheila Shifrin of Caruso Middle School, Marge Strand and Kristin Wilmot of Lake Zurich Middle School South, and Cheri Pinchot of Lake Zurich Middle School North.

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