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The WORLD WAR II INTERVIEW is a major project that is worked on in 10th Grade World History. It is a good opportunity for the students to talk to a grandparent or other relative, a neighbor, or someone from church about what life was actually like during World War II. The assignment will be handed out and discussed in class before Christmas vacation since that is usually a good time to interview someone. However, please use the information posted here if Thanksgiving is the only chance to conduct an interview. Talk to Mr. Hart if you have any questions.
The purpose of this assignment is to allow you to obtain a first hand account of what life was like during WWII. This should be far more meaningful than just reading about the war. The person you interview should be over 72 years of age. You may not interview the same person as someone else currently in Mr. Hart's World History class. The interview may be written up in question and answer form using good sentence structure or it may be written in your own words in paragraph form. There is no set length for the assignment. It should be typed and will be worth 75 points.
Required Items:
1. Think of an appropriate title that captures the person's experiences.
At the top of your interview state the name of the person you are interviewing and their relationship to you.
Indicate where and when the interview took place and who was present. Include how you recorded the information (i.e. notes, audiotape, videotape, etc.).
Use a font size that is equivalent to Times New Roman -12, black ink, and do not use bold for the entire paper.
Single space except between questions and answers. However, you may double space if your entire interview is in paragraph form without questions and answers listed.
Use page numbers.
Be sure to proof read your rough draft and correct spelling and grammar errors before printing your final draft.
Do not use a report cover unless you receive permission from Mr. Hart.
Besides turning in the completed interview, one of the following will also be required to document that the assignment was not plagiarized.
Video or tape recording of your interview (will be returned to student)
Handwritten or typed notes taken during the interview
Note signed by parent, including daytime phone number, affirming that the student did the interview.
A "progress report" will be turned in on January 13th, where the student will report the name of the person they will interview, where that person lived during the war and what they were doing (job, school, military, etc.), when and where the interview will be or was conducted, and the method of recording the information. Many students will have finished the interview by this time, but it will prompt others to get it started.
Optional Items:
You may want to include a page of illustrations that relate to the interview. This could be a map, copy of a photo or letter, etc.
You may also want to consider having a photo taken of you and the person you interview for your own use to remember the experience. This may be especially valuable if you are interviewing a relative and want to keep this as a part of your family history.
You may want to make copies of your interview for family members who might be interested.
Click here for suggested interview questions. There are separate questions for people who lived in the United States, in Japanese-American Internment Camps, or overseas in Concentration Camps or Prisoner of War Camps. See Mr. Hart for questions for those who were serving in the military.
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