INTRODUCTION TO NOLA RESISTANCE
GRADES 6–12
LESSON 1:
Stories of Resistance
LESSON OBJECTIVES
Students will learn the basic principles of oral history, then work with excerpts of oral histories collected as part of the NOLA Resistance project to see those principles in action.
PROCEDURES
Download, print, and distribute the INTRODUCTION HANDOUT (available through the link below). Read the text together.
Download, print, and distribute the EXAMINING STORIES OF RESISTANCE WORKSHEET (available through the link below).
Play the oral history excerpts listed below, then have students respond to the prompts on the worksheet. You may distribute transcripts of the oral history excerpts (available through the links next to the audio) to students for reference.
Allow students to share their reactions to the oral histories and their responses to the worksheet prompts.