Oral history is a valuable tool for education, community building, and advocacy. Sharing first-person stories from people—in their own words—illuminates issues and events in a powerful way.
Voice of Witness creates oral history resources to support individuals, organizations, and classrooms with ethical storytelling, community-based oral history projects, and human rights education. We have seen firsthand how they resonate with participants of all kinds, inspiring connection and belonging, empathy, and community engagement. All of our lesson plans are free and Common Core-aligned.
Learn more about the benefits of oral history and the impacts of oral history education.
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Book Club Discussion Questions: Nowhere to Be Home
Use these questions to start a book club or discussion about Nowhere to Be Home.
Discussion Questions • Grades 6-8 • Grades 9-12 • Higher Ed
Book Club Discussion Questions: Hope Deferred
Use these questions to start a book club or discussion about Hope Deferred.
Discussion Questions • Grades 6-8 • Grades 9-12 • Higher Ed
Book Club Discussion Questions: Out of Exile
Use these questions to start a book club or discussion about Out of Exile.
Discussion Questions • Grades 6-8 • Grades 9-12 • Higher Ed
Book Club Discussion Questions: Underground America
Use these questions to start a book club or discussion about Underground America.
Discussion Questions • Grades 6-8 • Grades 9-12 • Higher Ed
Book Club Discussion Questions: Surviving Justice
Use these questions to start a book club or discussion about Surviving Justice.
Discussion Questions • Grades 6-8 • Grades 9-12 • Higher Ed
Book Club Discussion Questions: Refugee Hotel
Use these questions to start a book club or discussion about Refugee Hotel.
Discussion Questions • Grades 6-8 • Grades 9-12 • Higher Ed
Book Club Discussion Questions: The Voice of Witness Reader
Use these questions to start a book club or discussion about The Voice of Witness Reader.
Discussion Questions • Grades 6-8 • Grades 9-12 • Higher Ed
Palestine Speaks: Narratives of Life Under Occupation Curriculum
This accompanying curriculum creates a flexible unit of study that allows students and teachers an opportunity to critically and creatively explore the day-to-day realities of Palestinians living under occupation, including the oft-ignored violations of human rights that occur daily.
Lesson Plans • Grades 6-8 • Grades 9-12
