Thursday, August 8: A workshop will take place with teachers and staff during their orientation to integrate teachers and staff into the project. Trimester One Wednesday, September 4: Introduce the project to students.

Wednesday, September 18: Students select themes they’d be interested in exploring. Ideas include social-emotional learning, social media, the pressure of being a teenager, immigration, activism, urban life, electoral politics, and world affairs. We will settle on three interview subjects from which the students can choose one for the Fall semester.

Wednesday, September 25: Students will design the first oral history script.

Wednesday, October 2: Who’s Story Exercise — Go over the plan.

Wednesday, October 9: The Danger of a Single Story

Wednesday, October 16: How to Oral History

Wednesday, October 23: Final Review of Questions

Wednesday, October 30: Students, staff, parents, and additional members of the S2 community will be invited to a panel on youth participatory action research (YPAR) bringing in college students, S2 alumni researchers, S2 freshman researchers, and other youth activists to discuss the impact and findings of their respective YPAR projects. We will be presenting past and future work at the S2 celebration to get folks energized for the work, and to invite them in as collaborators, working to address any questions, ideas, or concerns they have.

Wednesday, November 6: Students conduct interviews in class.

Wednesday, November 13: Students submit their interviews on Dropbox in class. See submission instructions under “How to Oral History” tab.

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