Spring 2008 Student Generated Questions

ORAL HISTORY QUESTION/THINK SHEET – PREPARATION
ENGLISH 70- BACCHUS – SPRING 2008

MATERIALS

PEN AND PAPER
TAPER RECORDER – BORROW
VIDEO CAMERAS
DIGITAL CAMERAS
REGULAR CAMERAS - DISPOSABLE

WOMAN – CHALLENGE SHE FACED IN LIFE

PREPARATION

• INTRODUCE YOURSELF
• MAKE YOUR INTERVIEWEE COMFORTABLE
• EXPLAIN YOUR PROJECT/PURPOSE OF INTERVIEW


STUDENT GENERATED QUESTIONS

1. COULD YOU TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW?
2. WHAT WAS LIFE LIKE FOR YOU AS A GIRL? OR AS A LITTLE GIRL?
3. WHAT KINDS OF CHALLENGES DO YOU THINK WOMEN FACE IN SOCIETY?
4. HAVE YOU FACED ANY CHALLENGES AS A WOMAN?
5. WHAT CHALLENGES HAVE YOU FACED AS A WORKING WOMAN?
6. WHAT BIG EXPERIENCES HAVE YOU SURVIVED AS A WOMAN?
7. WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE GROWING UP IN YOUR FAMILY?
8. WHAT CHALLENGES HAVE YOU FACED AS A MOTHER?
9. DO YOU THINK THAT WOMEN ARE SEEN IN THE SAME LIGHT AS MEN? AND COULD YOU SHARE SOME EXAMPLES?
10. (IF OLDER) COULD YOU SHARE SOME DIFFERENCES YOU SEE IN THE YOUNGER GENERATION? OR COULD YOU COMPARE THE GENERATIONS?
11. IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES THAT WOMEN FACE?
12. HAVE YOU HAD ANY FINANCIAL CHALLENGES SPECIFICALLY AS A WOMAN?
13. DID FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIENDS (OTHER PEOPLE – JOBS) TREAT YOU DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE YOU WERE A WOMAN?
14. WHAT KIND OF SACRIFICES HAVE YOU MADE AS A WOMAN?
15. WHY DID YOU CHANGE COUNTRIES? HOW DID IT AFFECT YOUR LIFE AS A WOMAN?
16. WHAT WAS YOUR GOAL MOVING FROM YOUR COUNTRY TO ANOTHER?
17. AS A WOMAN, WHAT DID IT MEAN TO CHANGE COUNTRIES?
18. HOW DOES YOUR ETHNIC BACKGROUND INFLUENCE YOUR LIFE AS A WOMAN?
19. IN YOUR COUNTRY, HOW DO THEY VIEW WOMEN?
20. WHAT IS THE ATTITUDE TO WOMEN IN YOUR ETHNIC BACKGROUND?

INTERVIEW
• A WOMAN OF YOUR CHOICE
• SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT, SOMEONE YOU’RE CLOSE TO, SOMEONE YOU ADMIRE
YOU CAN (IF YOU WANT TO) INCLUDE THE VOICE OF A FAMILY MEMBER OF THAT PERSON – HOW DID THAT PERSON SEE HIS OR HER “JILL” DEAL WITH THE CHALLENGES.