Hometown History

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1. You can make a mobile with construction paper and string as a way of presenting your "Spoken History" project. You will need three pieces of construction paper, crayons or markers, tape, scissors, and about three feet of yarn or string. (You should use light or medium colored paper because it is hard to read words written on dark paper.) You may need an adult to help guide you through putting it together.

Cut out four pieces of paper about the same size. They can be different shapes, but should be about 4 inches wide. Ovals or rectangles work the best.

Pick out four things from your interview that you think are important or especially interesting. Using a crayon or marker, write a sentence or phrase for each idea on each shape. Then cut out a larger shape and write the title of your interview on it.

Now cut four 8-inch pieces from your yarn or string. Tie a knot on each end of the pieces. Place the string on the back of one of the small shapes and put a piece of tape directly underneath the knot. Attach the other end of the string to your next shape the same way. Keep going until all your small shapes hang in a row.

Now attach the large shape (with your title on it) to the top of the first small shape with the knotted string and some tape.

Cut an 18-inch piece of yarn or string and tie a knot at each end. Attach one end of the string to one top corner of the large piece of construction paper (with your title on it). Attach the other end of the string to the other top corner. Now you should have a big loop at the top of your mobile, so that it can be hung up.

2. You can make a colorful report about your "Spoken History" project. Make a clean copy of your favorite part of the interview. On a separate piece of paper, illustrate the story.

3. You can write a poem about what you learned from the person you interviewed. When you have a clean copy, glue it on to a piece of colorful construction paper. Use your best handwriting! You can illustrate your poem, too.


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