1. + Interview with Kindergarten 2 nd Grade Enrichment

2. + Activity Describe the important parts of a story Subject, Characters, Events Introduction, Conclusion Define what an interview is and why it is important Types of questions Number of questions Interview Kindergarten classes Write books about the topics students choose

3. + Pre-Assessment What is an interview? Have you ever done an interview? Have you ever done a survey? How do you decide what to ask in an interview? Is the way you word a question important to the answer you get?

4. + Book Writing Describe the necessary parts of a book What needs to come first? How does a good story end? Is it important who the audience is? How do you know when you are ready to submit a final copy?

5. + Starting the Interview How do you organize an interview? What do you want to ask the students? How many questions? How do you want to word the questions? What will be important about the responses? How many people do you want to interview? All three Kindergarten classes All three 2 nd Grade classes

6. + Importance of responses Determine what the greatest number of students want to learn about Research the topic What do you find most interesting? How is this topic important in our society? Write about the topic using your research

7. + Books Write story using Microsoft Word Draw pictures on MicroWorlds Describe what you wrote about in the statement Glue or tape words to the bottom of the page Present the book to Kindergarten classes