Commemorating Local Leaders

Title: Commemorating Local Leaders

Status: MODERATED

Grade Level: High School, Adult

This is one of the lessons prepared for the 2024 FDSTL Conference. This is at least a 4 day lesson composed of : 

1. Class discussion identifying a Local Leader

2. Video Interview 

3. Creating Commemorative Items

4. Celebration

Objectives:

After this lesson, the students will know how to :

• Conduct a search for local leaders who helped foster the temple.

• Create commemoration for the local leader

• Create a celebration for the local leader

Resources:

• "How to Record a Oral History Video": https://youtu.be/jTCzxWt1RQk?si=pwGZUSyXddPZz1Pb

• "Crafting Questions for Your Radio Guests": https://live365.com/blog/crating-questions-for-your-radio-guests/

Day 1: Identifying

Materials:

• PostIts (or paper cards) and pens

• White Board or a White Board software (like Google's JamBoard) with a large display and laptop

Preparations:

• If you think that this will be difficult for the students, arrange for at least one presently recognized leader to serve as a subject matter expert.

• If a white board software is used, set up the display & laptop.

• Pre-position the PostIts/cards and pens if you do not have someone to help distribute them during class.

Method:

1. Introduce what the class is doing and the process

2. Have students brainstorm qualities that the community needs to thrive on their own. 

3. Collect cards/postits one at a time and put on the board. Students say/give the card that they like best. Collect from the class. Each time make sure that you get input from the class.

4. If there are ideas that are similar or related, then put the cards for these ideas closer to each other. If they are the same, put them next to each other.

5. If there is a "title" or "name" for the ideas/cards that are closer to each other, the facilitator writes it above the corresponding cards. 

6. Name the most popular groups.  Keep going around the students, asking for cards. Students may write a new card at any point.

7. Once all the cards are up on the board, make sure of the groupings and their names.

8. Ask the class if anyone they know exhibits many/all of these qualities.

9. If there is a panel, this might be a place where the class can ask them.

10. Class selects one person (or more) that should be commemorated.

11. Class reads the "Crafting Questions for your Radio Guests" above.

12. Using the same process above (steps 2-7), students brainstorm questions to ask.

13. Class chooses who is going to be the interviewer(s).

14. Class decides on the commemorative item(s)

15. Class decides on how to celebrate

Day 2: Interview

Materials:

• Comfortable space

• Recording equipment

• Mics (optional; recommended)

• Additional lighting (optional; recommended)

Preparation:

1. Get agreement from the interviewee to the interview.

2. Send questions to the interviewee. If the interviewee wishes, discuss the questions and possible answers.

3. Arrange for a videographer

4. Arrange for the time & place of the interview

5. Set up camera(s), lighting and mic(s)

Method:

1. Greet the interviewee. Make them feel comfortable.

2. Explain the interview process to the interviewee.

3. Conduct Interview

4. Thank the interviewee. Explain what will happen later.

Day 3: Creating Commemorative Items

Preparation:

Gather the materials required for whatever the class decided as the commemorative item.

Method:

1. Review what the class is doing

2. Show an excerpt of the video interview

3. Construct the Commemorative Items

Day 4: Celebration

Method:

1. This depends greatly on the celebration planned.

2. Present the video and the commemorative Item.

Evaluation:

After the whole thing is complete, ask the students for one or two things that were memorable and what they learned.

Authors;

2024 FDSTL Conference Committee - Coast District, contact: Mas Nishimura, nish221.at.gmail.com, 2024