TfU Part II and III

Dear all,

You should be thinking about starting on Parts II and III of your TfU Project. Please submit both Parts II and Part III together with one set of completed worksheets from the TfU Unit in a folder to your history teacher by Friday, 17 Apr 2009.

To recap the submission requirements are as follows:

TfU Part II [10% overall]

Interview Component (10 marks)
Conduct an oral history interview with a family member from the family which owns the keepsake.
In the interview you need to find out:
- The reason for the choice of location for the holiday.
- The events of the holiday.
- The highlights of the holiday.
- Interesting events from the holiday.
- What was learnt during the holiday.

Interview Reflection component (10 marks)
Oral History Interview:
- Was the interview effective?
- What were my preconceptions, stereotypes and biases?
- Did I manage to overcome my biases?
- What did I learn from the interview?

TfU Part III
Overall Project Reflection:
To reflect on what you have learnt from the project by addressing the following questions:

How has this unit allowed me to understand the different sources of history?
How has this unit allowed me to understand the significance of history from the bottom up?
Why is it important to have a different perspective of history?
Has this project allowed me to develop a better understanding of a culture of another country?

Portfolio Completion (5%):
All portions of the project must be submitted in one portfolio.
All worksheets must be completed to an acceptable standard.
Late submissions without valid reason will be penalised.