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The Questions to Ask Record Book

Things to remember before you start your calls:

If you can , try to keep the conversation going for 10-15 minutes. However, do not force it, particularly during the first call. Talking to your Silver Warrior will become easier and feel more natural as you get to know each other.

This is a conversation not an interview, therefore:

start by greeting the person and ask how they are doing; Introduce yourself and let them know if the call has being

recorded; answer their questions too. But remember if you don’t feel

comfortable answering a specific question, you can gently communicate that to your Silver Warrior and move on.

Similarly, if you realise that your Silver Warrior is not comfortable answering a particular question, move on and ask other questions.

In addition to the questions we provide you with, feel free to make up your own questions, if it feels natural to ask other questions as the conversation goes on. You might be interested to know a bit more about something that your Silver Warrior says during the call. So, feel free to do that, but remember to ask respectful and sensible questions.

NOTE-TAKING: We strongly suggest that you record the phone call (Remember to inform your Silver Warrior of this at the beginning of every call). This is so that you can note down a brief summary of his/her answers. In a separate document we will inform you on how to record phone calls. If you are also taking notes during the call, just

write dot points, not full answers. So, you can pay attention to what the Silver Warrior is saying and you are not distracted.

Starting a phone conversation with somebody you don’t know can be nerve wrecking. So, here is a script to guide you during the first conversation:

Hi________, my name is___________. I am a student at the new Greater Shepparton Secondary College. I am going to call you over the next few weeks at ___ on ___ and ___. I am looking forward to getting to know you.

You could then ask- “Have you had a nice day?” Or “What have you been doing today?”

We recommend that you tell the Silver Warrior (older person) that “I will be calling you twice a week over the next nine weeks. At the end of the calls am going to complete a school project that requires me to present some information to my teacher that I have learned from talking with you”.

When you are talking to the Silver Warrior try to give some responses to the answers e.g. “Oh that’s interesting!” or “I barrack for Collingwood too ” or “My family is much smaller than yours!” rather than just going to the next question in their list.

At the end of the call thank them and let them know when you will call next.

Call 1, Tuesday 5th May

Topics of conversation: NAME AND BIRTH PLACE

Choose at least Three of the following questions (Make sure you choose at least one about the name and at least one about the place of birth). You can also ask some questions that you come up with as the conversation goes on. NAME Your name is.......Is there a reason your parents chose that particular name for you? Do you have a nick-name and if you do, how did you come to get it?

PLACE OF BIRTH Where and when were you born? Can you tell me what the home that you grew up in was like? Did the house you were born in have electricity, heating, indoor toilets, telephones, or TV? Was there any feature about the house were you were born that stands out in your memory today?

The questions I asked during this call are: (list here the questions you asked the person, including the ones you selected form the list above and the ones that you made up yourself, if there are any).

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The answers that the Silver Warrior gave me are:

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Call 2, Thursday 7th May

Topic of conversation: FAMILY

Choose at least Three of the following questions. You can also ask some questions that you come up with as the conversation goes on.

FAMILY What were your parents’ names? Do you have brothers or sisters? How many siblings do you have? What are their names? Can you describe what they were like - funny, bossy, serious? Did you have grandparents living with you or nearby? How much were they involved in your family life? Did you ever wonder what your parents or grandparents were like as children?


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Topic of conversation: FAMILY


FAMILY Did you have aunts, uncles or cousins living nearby? Did you see them often? What types of activities did you share with your family members? Which of your family members did you spend most time with, and why? Which family member do you admire most and why?


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Topic of conversation: FRIENDS


FRIENDS Who were your friends at school and when you were growing up? What types of activities did you share with them? What are the most memorable moments of your time together? What was it about those particular people which attracted you to them? Did you ever have moments where you felt you let them down or they, you? Can you tell us about them? Did you have similar or different backgrounds? What did you learn from each other?

Looking back at your friendship group, can you share any thoughts or observations about what might constitute a lasting friendship. In other words, what is your secret to a lasting friendship?


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Topic of conversation: GAMES AND RECREATION


GAMES AND RECREATION What sorts of games did you play growing up? Did you have a favourite toy growing up? Who did you play with, and where? What was a favourite activity to do for entertainment? Did you play games with the whole family? Did imagination feature in your games and to what extent? How did you spend your school holidays? Did you go to the movies or to local dances?


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Call 6, Thursday 21st May

Topic of conversation: RESPONSIBILITIES


RESPONSIBILITIES Did you have jobs to do around the house? How did you feel about helping out? Did you get 'pocket money' to do them? How much were you given? Did you save it or spend it? Were you given jobs to do at school? What were they?


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Topic of conversation: EDUCATION


EDUCATION Where did you go to school? How many year levels did you complete? Did you finish high school? If not, would you like to tell us why? What were your favourite subjects? What were your least favourite subjects? Did you go to university? What subjects did you study? Was there a particular teacher or adult in your earlier years who had an influence on you? How? What are your most memorable school moments? Whilst you were growing up, did you have any thoughts about what job you might do?


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Topic of conversation: EMPLOYMENT


EMPLOYMENT What work did your parents do? What work did you go on to do when you left school/university? What was the highlight of your working life? How did you feel when you retired? What was the expectation of the society on young people with regard to employment when you were growing up? How often were you paid? How were you paid? Did you always enjoy your job? Tell us how you managed to get through the times when you were feeling like this job wasn't for you? How many different employers did you change in your working life? Overall, were you content with the career choice you made as a young person? What might you say to a younger you looking back?


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Call 9, Tuesday 2nd June

Topic of conversation: SPORT


SPORT What sports did you play as a child? Did you have a favourite sport? Where did you play?

Did your parents/family come and watch you play? Did you continue playing sport into adulthood? Did you have a coach who stood out for you in any way? Can you describe them to us. Do you barrack for a footy team? Which one do you barrack for?


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Call 10, Thursday 4th June

Topic of conversation: HAIR AND CLOTHING


HAIR AND CLOTHING What were the fashion fads in your day involving hair, clothing, hats and shoes, bags? Were you allowed to experiment with hair lengths and colours? Did you get any tattoos or piercings? What did your parents think of the fashions as they were changing? Did you have a favourite outfit? Do you remember where you got it? What sort of clothing did you wear as "casual" and what did you wear as "formal"? Was your school strict about uniform and grooming? Did your mother make any of your clothes? How often did you get new clothing? How often did you go to the hairdresser/barber?


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Call 11, Tuesday 9th June

Topic of conversation: MUSIC


MUSIC What was your favourite music and songs? What did you use to listen to them? Did your parents introduce this music to you or was it through some other means? Did you play an instrument? If so, how often did you go to lessons, how much did they cost and how often did you practise? Do you still play today?


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Topic of conversation: TRANSPORT


TRANSPORT How did you get to school? How did your parents go shopping and carry the food and supplies back home? Did you have a car? Can you tell us some things about it? How often was it used?

What was the main form of transport when you were growing up?


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Call 13, Tuesday 16th June

Topic of conversation: FOOD AND TRADITIONS


FOOD AND TRADITIONS What was a typical family dinner? Did you observe any rituals around eating or food, for example, Sunday roasts, special birthday dinners, Christmas, Easter - What foods were used and were they different from the usual meals? Were there any special traditions in your family which you can remember? Were there any recipes passed down from past generations which you can remember? What was in your school lunch pack? Who cooked most of the meals in your home? Did you help cook? What was your favourite meal/food?


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Topic of conversation: DIFFERENT WORLD

Choose at least Three of the following questions. You can also ask some questions that you come up with as the conversation goes on. DIFFERENT WORLD What would you say is the biggest change you've seen in your lifetime? How do you feel you've managed that change? Did you ever ask your parents or grandparents to tell you stories about their lives? Would you like to share some with us?


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Call 15, Tuesday 23rd June

Topic of conversation: PHILOSOPHY

Choose at least two of the following questions. You can also ask some questions that you come up with as the conversation goes on. PHILOSOPHY What are some of the important lessons you've learnt in your life? Do you have any accomplishments, or challenges you have overcome which you'd like to share? Describe how you would like to be remembered by your family and friends.


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Topic of conversation: Final call, saying goodbye and thanking your Silver Warrior

This is a very special call both for you and your Silver Warrior. Before starting the call, take the time to reflect on the things you are grateful for and you have learnt from this experience. During the call, take the time to thank your Silver Warrior for sharing pieces of his/her life story with you. Let him/her know what this experience has taught you.

Things I talked about during this call:

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Things I have learnt from this experience:

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And now What?

At the end of the project you will need to create something that narrates what you have found about your Silver Warrior’s life.

You will be able to use the information you have recorded in your Questions to Ask Record Book to help you to do this. This could be a labelled pictures story (the Silver Warrior could provide you with Pictures if

possible); PowerPoint or other types of digital Presentations; a written story, a voice recording of you about what you have learned; a video clip; a puppet play about the person’s life, or you could come up with your own way to present this. We will give you more information about this next week. There will be four $25.00 JB Hi-Fi vouchers awarded for the best 4 pieces of work.

You will be informed of the specific deadlines for the submission of your “Silver Warrior’s profile” in a couple of weeks.

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