StoryCorps - Stories from people of all backgrounds and beliefs
WEBStoryCorps - Stories from people of all backgrounds and beliefs. story. “Having two different cultures … that was my entire life.”. 3:38. story. “Everything was in the name of taking our students to Washington, D.C.”. 2:56. story. I feel that his spirit will be with me for a …
Lesson: The Power of Active Listening - StoryCorps
WEBStudents will learn about active listening by discussing an audio clip and participating in an exercise to experience what if feels like to listen and have someone listen to them. Objectives: Students will reflect on the power of listening to others, and the power of being listened to. Students will understand the definition of active […]
Great Questions - StoryCorps
WEBAfter 17 years of listening, we know what makes a great conversation: Ask great questions. Here are some of our suggestions for getting a good conversation going. We encourage you to use the ones you like and to come up with your own.
The StoryCorps Archive
WEBThe StoryCorps Archive platform was developed as a resource for people who have recorded with StoryCorps and the general public, as well as students, educators, researchers, non-commercial media makers, community partner organizations, and others involved in scholarly or cultural work. Visit the StoryCorps Archive.
Stories to Lift Your Spirit - StoryCorps
WEBMar 12, 2020 · Laura Greenberg grew up as part of a gregarious family in Queens, New York. Her upbringing that couldn’t be more different than that of her husband, Carl. At StoryCorps, they told their daughter about those early days — terrible first kiss and all. Read the full transcript here. story. "If you need me to hold your hand, I'm there."
Remembering Balbir Singh Sodhi, Sikh Man Killed in Post-9/11 …
WEBSep 14, 2018 · In the wake of the September 11th attacks, Muslims, Arabs, and Sikhs became targets for hate across the country. Balbir Singh Sodhi was the first person to be murdered in a hate crime in this aftermath. On the morning of September 15, 2001, Balbir donated the contents of his wallet to the victims of the attacks.
George Stinney, Youngest Executed - StoryCorps
WEBJun 30, 2004 · Share This Story. On June 16th, 1944, the state of South Carolina executed George Stinney, Jr. He was fourteen years, six months, and five days old, the youngest person ever executed in the United States in the 20th Century. Stinney, who was black, was convicted of murdering two white girls, Betty June Binnicker, age 11, …
StoryCorps Connect
WEBDeveloped in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, StoryCorps Connect is a first-of-its kind platform that enables you to record a StoryCorps interview with a loved one remotely using video conference technology. The audio and a still photo from each interview goes into our archive at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
Lesson: Tips for Effective Interviews - StoryCorps
WEBStudents will learn tips for effective interviews. In addition, they will watch and discuss the StoryCorps animated short Q&A in which 12-year-old Joshua Littman interviews his mother, Sarah. Students will apply these tips as they conduct peer interviews with a partner. As an optional homework assignment, students can be assigned to conduct an interview with […]
My Lobotomy - StoryCorps
WEBNov 16, 2005 · Introduction On January 17, 1946 a psychiatrist named Walter J. Freeman launched a radical new era in the treatment of mental illness in this country. On that day he performed the first-ever transorbital or “ice pick” lobotomy in his Washington, D.C. office. His patient was a severely depressed housewife named …
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