8100-ABED_1: Lesson 19 — Activity 2: Assignment

In this assignment, you will conduct an interview with someone regarding their cultural background.

Do the following:

Choose someone you would like to interview. It may be a classmate, a teacher, a staff member at your school, or someone in your community.

Follow the Before, During, and After Interview Procedures. Go to the Before tab when you are ready to begin.

Do some research about the person or subject of the interview.
Decide what you want to learn.
Write a list of questions to ask. You may use some of the ideas for questions from the lesson page or you may design your own questions. Try to have at least 6 – 7 questions.

Before you begin: Introduce yourself, explain what you want to know, and make an appointment to meet. If you are planning to record the interview, ask for permission to do so.
Make eye contact: Show you are interested in what the speaker is saying by looking him or her in the eye.
Use body language: Lean forward. Nod your head in agreement. Don’t slouch or cross your arms.
Don’t judge: Don’t force your opinion on the speaker, be positive and encouraging.
Take notes: Write every word of the statements that the speaker says that you might want to quote. Make sure your notes are clear. If you want to quote the person directly, ask permission, and check the wording of the quotations once again.

Express thanks: ask if the person would like a copy of the interview.
Organize notes: If you have a recording, make a written copy of it. If you are unsure of anything, contact the person once again.
Write the interview.

When you are done, review using the

Editing Checklist.

Checklist Items: Read through each item and review your work.

I read my written piece aloud to see where to stop or pause for periods, question marks, exclamation marks, and commas.

I checked for capitals at the beginning of sentences.

Proper nouns begin with capital letters.

My sentences are complete thoughts and contain a

noun

a word that is used to name a person, place, thing, or idea

and a

verb.

a word that expresses "action", events, or states of being


I checked spelling and fixed the words that didn’t look right.


Then you may review once again, with this Rubric that you teacher will use to mark your work.

You may use a computer or paper to complete this assignment.

Please do one of the following:

1. You can type your work directly into the assignment box on the next page by clicking the "add submission" button under the orange box at the bottom of this page.
2. If you typed your work in a separate Word document, save your document, and either send it to your teacher as an e-mail attachment or print it off and hand it in to your teacher so it can be marked.
3. You can also choose to complete a hand-written assignment on a piece of paper. If so, please hand in your assignment to your teacher so it can be marked.

See the Marking Guide below to see how your teacher will grade this assignment.

Marking Guide:

This assignment is worth 10 marks. Your teacher will use the Interview Rubric to mark your work.

When you are ready to begin writing, click the "add submission" button below. Be sure to save your work as you go!