ENJOYING LEARNINGENJOYING LEARNING

THE PIONEERS’ THE PIONEERS’ ORGANIZATION IN ORGANIZATION IN THE MEMORIES OF THE MEMORIES OF

THREE THREE GENERATIONSGENERATIONS

THE PIONEERS’ THE PIONEERS’ ORGANIZATION IN ORGANIZATION IN THE MEMORIES OF THE MEMORIES OF

THREE THREE GENERATIONSGENERATIONS

Objectives:Objectives:• Learn about: - the structure; - principles; - rituals; - rulesof the youth’s organization in

totalitarian Bulgaria.• Learn the techniques of: - implementing the oral history

method; - conducting an interview in class

• Develop critical thinking skills• Make analysis using

eyewitnesses’ evidences• Compare: - written and oral sources; - information from eyewitnesses

of different generations

• Improve students’ skills to prepare and conduct an interesting and profound presentation

• Learn : - to use various sources; - to compare, evaluate and interpret facts from

different perspectives• The students learn to evaluate their own work

TERMS:TERMS:

• Communism • Pioneers• Pioneers Organization • The “Chavdarche” Organization• Uniforms * and other terms related to the

topic

ParticipantsParticipants:• 11th or 12th graders * the project could be applied in

the Contemporary History classes or in the Bulgarian History classes

TimeTime:• 4 45 min

MaterialsMaterials:• Working sheets, copies of

documents, port-folio

THE PROJECTTHE PROJECT:

11STST STAGE STAGE-- Instructions by the teacher /3 weeks in advance/:

1. explains to the students the purposes of the project

2. describes the oral history method and its significance

3. gives instructions to the students how to prepare a questionnaire and how to conduct interviews

22ndnd STAGE- STAGE- Preparation by the students at school

*They haveThey have 2 weeks to complete the 2 weeks to complete the tasktask::

1. Students study in class about The Pioneers Organization in Bulgaria and research information on the topic in the library

2. They prepare a questionnaire about the life within the Pioneers Organization

3. The teacher assigns each student 3 weeks in advance to interview 9 people, divided in groups of 3, who belong to 3 different generations: pioneers of the 50s, 60s /or 70s/ and 80s of the 20thc.

4. The students must use the same questionnaire in all the interviews

33rdrd STAGE- STAGE- Individual work by the students /2 weeks to complete the task/:

1.Each student has to compare

- the answers of the people from the same generations

- the answers of the people from different generations

- the written and oral sources2. Each student has to write conclusions

and analysis of the researched topic3. Each student has to prepare

a port-folio, where to

store his/her findings

44THTH STAGE- STAGE- Team work:1. In 2 weeks the teacher divides

the class in couples2. Each couple has to prepare a 10

minute presentation of - the findings and conclusions - the most interesting stories - important differences in the

answers, given by the interviewee

- the most impressive moments during the interviews

3. Each couple has to bring material sources, related to the topic:

- books, newspapers, - photos, cards - symbols of The Pioneers

Organization4. The students have to appear in

an appropriate for the topic outlet

55thth STAGE- STAGE- Performing the presentations:

Some of the materials, brought by a team in class

Front page of a port-folio

66THTH STAGE- STAGE- Classroom Interview• The teacher invites former

/retired/ teachers who have taught in the 70s and 80s

• The students prepare the questions in advance

• The conversation is led in two directions:

1. about the role of the teachers in the pioneers organization 2. about the guests’ experience as pioneers

PRESENTING THE GUESTS…

ENJOYING THE INTERVIEW…

LEARNING THROUGH PRACTICE

The pictures are talking…

Flowers for the guests…

EVALUATIONEVALUATION

• By the teacher - the teacher assesses: 1. the port-folio- if it includes

materials from all stages of the project

2. the quality of both, the materials and the conducted interviews

3. the presentations in front of the class

4. the behaviour and the ethical code

• By the students: 1. Self-assessment - every student receives a self-

assessment questionnaire

2. Assessing the work of the others

- the teacher has distributed the criteria according to which the students are supposed to prepare their presentations

- in class every student receives an assessment card through which he/she has to grade his/her

classmates’ work

Results:• Interesting interviews were

conducted• Students enjoyed talking to the

adults about their school years• Students showed respect to the

former teachers and were interested in their stories

• Students were satisfied with the idea of self-assessment and treated their classmates fairly

This project was inspired by the seminar in Slovenia Slovenia /Oct. 2005/

A PRESENTATION BY

Dimitrinka Arnaudova- History teacher

Private English Language Secondary School “Chelopech”, Bulgaria

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