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The Great Thanksgiving Listen (2019)

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Grade Level Grades 6-12
Resource Type Activity, Handout
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The Great Thanksgiving Listen (2019)

About This Lesson

The Great Thanksgiving Listen is a national education project that empowers high school students to create an oral history of the contemporary United States by interviewing an elder over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend using the free StoryCorps app. With consent of all participants, these treasured recordings will be entered into the StoryCorps archive in the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, where they become an invaluable resource for future historians. The Great Thanksgiving Listen is a project about the sharing of wisdom, gratitude, and respect across generations. The project is free and open to all students age 13 and over.

The Teacher Toolkit includes: 

  • Information on how to use the StoryCorps app
  • Lesson Plan
  • Student Worksheets
  • Great Questions List
  • Sample Permission Slip
  • Follow-up Activities for Students

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Files

The Great Thanksgiving Listen Toolkit 2019.pdf

February 13, 2020
6.01 MB

TGTL2019 - Great Questions.pdf

February 13, 2020
53.74 KB

TGTL2019 - Interview Planning.pdf

February 13, 2020
38.42 KB

TGTL2019 - Placemat.pdf

February 13, 2020
126.03 KB

TGTL2019 - Recipes for Success on Interview Day.pdf

February 13, 2020
66.14 KB

TGTL2019 - Using the App and Keywording 101.pdf

February 13, 2020
50.59 KB
Videos
Great Thanksgiving Listen from StoryCorps & Google
Remote video URL

Standards

Compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they treat the same or similar topics, including which details they include and emphasize in their respective accounts.
Evaluate authors’ differing points of view on the same historical event or issue by assessing the authors’ claims, reasoning, and evidence.
Work with peers to set rules for collegial discussions and decision-making (e.g., informal consensus, taking votes on key issues, presentation of alternate views), clear goals and deadlines, and individual roles as needed.
Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives, summarize points of agreement and disagreement, and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views and understanding and make new connections in light of the evidence and reasoning presented.
Propel conversations by posing and responding to questions that relate the current discussion to broader themes or larger ideas; actively incorporate others into the discussion; and clarify, verify, or challenge ideas and conclusions.
Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.
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