Option B ─ Create an "Interview" Step 1:
Review the lesson and your notes. Carefully examine each of these six primary sources related to the Cold War.
Step 2:
Imagine how a person would have experienced those events at the time. Create a character in your mind, someone old
enough to have seen and heard about these events when they happened. Note that the sources are American when
thinking about your character. Be creative─was the character born and raised American? Is he or she a recent
Soviet immigrant? What does the person do for work? Does he or she have family? You don't have to answer these
questions in writing. They may help you understand your character better in order to complete the next step.
Step 3:
Use these interview questions to imagine how your character would respond to them.
Step 4:
Write your character's responses to the interview questions, including two additional questions you create yourself. If you
like, you may also choose to record the interview as a video or podcast by having someone play the role of your
character.
Step 5:
To complete this assignment, use your audio recording or notes to summarize your interview. If your actor gives
permission, you may submit your recorded interview instead of a written summary. You must be sure that you include all
of the questions and answers in your selected delivery method.
Your final submission must also include a reflection that thoroughly answers the following questions:
What did you learn from the primary sources or lesson that was most surprising and why?
How might a Russian adult have responded differently to the interview questions?