Interview an older Ukrainian and ask them about
settling in Saskatoon. You can pretend that they are 60, 80 or
even 160 years old! Do a little research and use your imagination.
You can interview a real person or make up your own interview.
Interviewing a real person would be a great way to do your research.
Start with an introduction like:
Good morning, this is Petros Yerema interviewing
Mrs. Baba Kapusta. She’ll be telling us what it was like
to come to Canada in 1935.
Here are some sample questions:
1. Why did you first come to Canada?
2. Why come to Saskatoon? What did Saskatoon have that other communities
in Canada didn’t?
3. What made you leave Ukraine?
4. Once you came here what were some problems that you had?
5. What traditions will you continue in Canada?
6. What was your house like?
7. What did you eat?
8. Was it difficult learning English? How long did it take you?
How did you communicate with people that didn’t speak Ukrainian?
End with a conclusion like:
It was great meeting you Mrs. Kapusta. Your
story was very interesting. It was very brave of you to leave
Ukraine and start a new life. You are an inspiration.
Write a rough copy of your interview and get an editor
to check it for mistakes. Your parents or a teacher can help revise
your interview to make it clearer or more interesting. After it
has been checked by your teacher it is ready to be read. You and
a partner will either read it to the class as a play or read it
into a microphone to be put on the internet.
