Materials for teaching oral history

If your school would be interested in being involved in the Witness project, please contact Dr Lucy Brown or complete this expression of interest form found here.


Below are links to lesson plans, guidance and other ideas for teaching oral history in schools.

Our consent forms are also included below, to be filled in by pupils and their interviewees.

How to Conduct an Oral History Interview – guidance for pupils

Sample interview questions

Potential Lesson Plans for Oral History – year 11 example

Witness Participant Form 2017-2018

Consent form Witness – interviewee

Other great links for teaching oral history:

http://www.indiana.edu/~cshm/oral_history_techniques.pdf

http://www.austinlibrary.com/ahc/downloads/AHC_Oral_Hist_Interview_Tips.pdf

http://www.oralhistory.org/about/principles-and-practices/