CRAFT MODEL

In the book Beginner's Guide to Community-Based Arts there are 5 stages listed under the CRAFT model.

1) CONTACT

2) RESEARCH

3) ACTION

4) FEEDBACK

5) TEACHING

For the family oral history presentation we will use interview the family. By having the family as a primary source we will gain insights on this family's perspective of the changes Holly street has encountered over the years. I also anticipate what will use library resources to date back to public records containing the community's demographics. We will also compare our historic findings with the current present day structure of Holly that we ourselves will photograph. We plan on doing at least two home visits to the Robles family.

At this current stage of our research we have only experience the first 3 stages of the CRAFT model. But if I had to list three important points within these stages I'd say that the contact needs to done in anticipation for both the family and those who are interviewing. For the research, I'd say that it is necessary to organize your questions thoroughly before going out to seek answers because some of the questions may appear redundant or irrelevant. It is important to have a clear idea of what you are trying to research and have a method for getting those answers. For action, it is important to know that things change, and you have to be able to adapt to unexpected circumstances.