LESSON 15 / 16 INTERVIEWING TOGETHER Goals: Conduct an interview Summarize, paraphrase, and quote Synthesize answers and create a report of a Q&A interview

1.14: Interviewing Together Open books to page 56 Focus: find out about an incident that happened while the person was in high school so you can write about it You will start by filling in a KWL chart about the person you are interviewing

Step 2: Questions to Ask Based on the information provided to you, and knowing what the focus of your group interview is, create a list of three open ended questions to ask.

As a Class… Decide what the best starting question is! Rules during Interview: Raise hands to ask a question, and I will call on you. If you have a follow up question, write it down during the interview and raise your hand. I will mark you down. Take notes on a separate sheet during the interview

Step 3: Note Taking With your partner, you’ll work together to take notes One person is in charge of DIRECT QUOTES Other person in charge of summarizing, INDIRECT QUOTES Both of you in charge of marking down the questions asked, what the interviewee is doing, what he/she looks like, etc.

Step 4 Now that the interview is over, fill in the “Learned” section of the KWL chart

Step 5 Look back through your notes, and get out two highlighters. In one color, highlight the questions that begin a new topic or direction in the questioning In a second color, highlight the questions that follow up on a previous answer Below your notes, write any follow-up questions that you might have asked, but you didn’t have a chance or just thought of them

Step 6 Evaluate what you learned about the interviewee. Circle the number that corresponds. 1: I learned a lot about the person 2: I learned some things, but wanted more 3: I did not learn very much

Lesson 16 / Lesson 17 Revision Process -to revise a draft Prepare for Interview -to produce a plan for an interview

Steps to Draft Start with an introduction on who your interviewee is Introduce the incident from high school he/she described Describe and tell the story of that incident in your interviewee’s voice, using direct and indirect quotations End the story with a quote from your interviewee that best shows the lesson learned, or main idea summarized Use “Bethany Only Looking Ahead” as a model for your interview narrative draft

Revising Checklist Ideas There is a clear picture of your interviewee. The physical aspects of your interviewee are in lively detail. The emotional aspects of your interviewee are in lively detail. There is a focus in your story. You pick 1-2 big incidences that reflect your interviewee’s coming of age and the story revolves around that incident. The reader clearly knows WHO HE OR SHE IS and WHAT HIS OR HER STORY IS ABOUT.

Revising Checklist Organization There is a clear beginning, middle, and end to the story. The intro will have an opening that hooks the reader. Body: The conflict is introduced – what delema or problem does the person face? action: -move the story along! What are 2 or 3 events that happen while they are trying to solve the conflict? Solution: how is the conflict of the story finally solved? Conclusion: Wrap it all up! What did the person learn or how did his/her life change?

Revising Checklist Voice Is it clear how the interviewee is speaking/behaving/looking? Do you use direct and indirect quotes?

Revising Checklist Word Choice & Sentence Fluency Are the words clear, vivid, and catching? Do you use a variety of sentence lengths? Do you start every sentence with the same word?

EA1 Turn to page 58. Time to prepare for the interview! Step 1: Make a list of people. Step 1.5: Brainstorm ideas with partner (think pair share). (after class) Step 2: Contact the people on your list Step 3: Write the details of your appointment Step 4: Brainstorm a list of questions and possible follow- up questions you might ask during the interview.

EA1 Review Turn to page 62 so we may begin looking over the EA1 assignment! Draft Due: __________________