This article aims to demonstrate how students can use historical thinking skills to analyze oral histories and connect them to literary works.
Utilized Federal Writers’ Project oral histories, including those of Ralph Ellison.
Guided students in analyzing interview techniques and author perspectives.
Explored connections between oral histories and later literary works.
Facilitated deeper understanding of interview techniques among students.
Established links between historical narratives and literary analysis.
Enhanced students’ abilities to think critically about sources and perspectives.
Abstract
Using Federal Writers’ Project oral histories, including Ralph Ellison’s, this article guides students in analyzing interview techniques, author perspective, and links to later literary works.