Pre-AP English 9 Tuesday, October 11th, 2016

Journal After high school, I want to…

EA #1: Writing and Presenting an Interview Narrative Prompt: Your assignment is to interview a person who has attended a postsecondary institution (i.e., a two- or four-year college, a training or vocational school, the military) and write an interview narrative that effectively portrays the voice of the interviewee while revealing how the experience contributed to his or her coming of age.

EA #1: Writing and Presenting an Interview Narrative Prompt: Your assignment is to interview a person who has attended a postsecondary institution (i.e., a two- or four-year college, a training of vocational school, the military) and write an interview narrative that effectively portrays the voice of the interviewee while revealing how the experience contributed to his or her coming of age. Partner task: create a list of at least 15 questions you could ask your interviewee. Remember that you need to gather information to answer ALL PARTS of the prompt!

EA #1: Writing and Presenting an Interview Narrative Partner task: create a list of at least 15 questions you could ask your interviewee. Remember that you need to gather information to answer ALL PARTS of the prompt! Whole class: make a GIANT LIST of all the questions so you can use this during your interview!

Interview Question List What was one thing you learned from your experience that you will never forget? Are you happy about the choice you made to have this experience? Do you ever wish that you could change your career path? If so what would you choose? Why did you decide to go to college? What was the most memorial thing that happened to you? What classes did you take? Explain. What were you hoping to accomplish at college? What is one of the classes that you were worst at? Explain. What would you have done if you didn’t go to college?

Interview Question List What are some obstacles you faced during your experience? What was one of your favorite things about going into your next chapter of life? Who helped or inspired you to be where you are now? Was there any distractions, and if so how did you get past them? Have you matured from before? Explain. Would you go back and change anything? What changed about you? Are you a better person because of it? Why or why not? Where did you choose to go? Explain. What advice would you give to someone my age?

Interview Question List Did you struggle in college? Explain. How many years did it take for you to get into college after high school? Did you take college seriously? Why or why not? How many years of college did you attend? How does college compare to high school? How did you overcome the biggest struggle? What was your strategy to pass your classes? Who did you miss the most? Explain. Who was your best friend at college? Explain. What career did you choose after college? Was it worth it?

Interview Questions List Did you achieve any of your goals set in school? Were there any things you had to abandon or sacrifice? Did you regret your choices? When did you feel you were fully matured? Did you take care of your mental and physical health? Are you happy with your life? How was your first year of college compared to your last? How often did you have to step out of your comfort zone? Would you change anything?\ Did your family impact your choices?

What was the most memorable thing that you learned in college? If you could relive one moment from college what would it be and why? What advice would you give your past self and why? If you didn’t go to college, where do you think you would be now? What did you do after college? What was your coming of age? Did you have different goals for your life? What advice would you give your old self? What accomplishment are you most proud of? Are you satisfied with how your life is turning out? Why or why not?

EA #1: Writing and Presenting an Interview Narrative Whole class: make a GIANT LIST of all the questions so you can use this during your interview! Interview Due Date: Monday 10/24