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Oral History Interview: Knowing My Family Better

Standard Goal Areas	Learning Tasks	Assessments (Evidenced Outcomes)
Communication, Cultures	Watch an oral history interview	Introduce the concept and significance of oral history.
Communication, Interpersonal Skills	Role-Play Interview	Practice interviewing skills and gather firsthand accounts.
Communication, Cultures	Interview Techniques	Learn and discuss various interview strategies.
Connections, Communication	Transcription and Analysis	Transcribe and analyze interviews to identify key themes.
Comparisons, Critical Thinking	Examine content (stories) and perspective	Understand interviews and identify similarities, differences, and perspectives.
Communication, Creative Expression	Create multimodal presentations	Use digital tools to present.
Communities, Engagement	Community Engagement	Organize and /or participate in events to showcase/discuss oral history interviews.

Sample Assessment Criteria

Communication Criteria	Meet the Goals	In Progress	Needs More Time
Summarizing the key points of one’s name-related stories and children’s book stories.	Adequately summarizes the main points in Korean	Summarizes some points in Korean but needs more detail.	Summarizes few or no points in Korean.
Engaging in conversations their name-related topics and experiences.	Actively engages in conversations, sharing relevant stories with some detail in Korean.	Engages in conversations, sharing relevant stories in Korean, but with limited detail.	Participates minimally in conversations and has difficulty sharing stories in Korean.
Creating and presenting personal stories related to their names.	Creates and presents clear, well-structured personal stories in Korean.	Creates and presents personal stories in Korean but needs clearer structure and detail.	Has difficulty creating and presenting personal stories in Korean, needing more clarity and structure.